Castletownshend is about 80 km or 75 minute drive from Cork city where there are Airport & Ferry connections to the UK and Europe.

Skibbereen, Baltimore, Union Hall,Glandore, Leap and Roscarbery are all within a 20 minute drive. Bantry, Clonakilty and the Mizen Head are within 40 minutes.

The offshore islands of Sherkin and Cape Clear can be reached by ferry boat from Baltimore