The town itself is small enough to cross on foot in fifteen minutes. To get any further — to Bantry House, out to the peninsulas, up to Glengarriff — you need a car. Local taxi firms operate but a hired car is the practical choice for anyone planning to use Bantry as a base. The roads on the peninsulas are narrow, often single-track, and full of blind bends; expect to drive slowly and pull in often.