There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Cork by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Boston to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)LHR - ORK
7h 30m€104–344Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Boston to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)BHX - ORK
7h 50m€57–262Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Boston to Nottingham
- Take the bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Cork Alfred Street
24h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Boston to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Cork
12h 18m€193–293Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)STN - ORK
8h 7m€60–246Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)MAN - ORK
8h 35m€72–302Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)LTN - ORK
7h 14m€74–367Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Boston to Nottingham
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)EMA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
9h 22m€72–262Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)LPL - ORK
8h 55m€127–370Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Boots to Central Bus StationB5 / ...
- Take the bus from Rail Station Car Park to Broad Marsh Bus Station451
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station180 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Street707
27h 41m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Cork is to train and fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Cork is to train and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €70 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Cork. However, there are services departing from Boots and arriving at Cork Alfred Street via Rail Station Car Park, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Bus Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 41m.
The distance between Boston and Cork is 816 km.
The best way to get from Boston to Cork without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 24h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Boston to Cork, including transfers.
Boston to Cork bus services, operated by Brylaine Travel, depart from Boots station.
Boston to Cork bus services, operated by Brylaine Travel, arrive at Central Bus Station.
There are 276+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Boston, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Cork. However, you can take the train to Grantham, take the train to King's Cross, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Eglinton Street. Alternatively, you can take a train from Boston to Cork Alfred Street via Nottingham, Greyfriar Gate, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Grand Central Bus Stand 11, Dublin Airport T2, and Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 in around 24h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Boston to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Boston to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 01205 364087
- Website
- brylaine.co.uk
Bus from Boots to Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.brylaine.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station Car Park to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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