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How to get fromBournemouth to Corkby bus, plane, busferry, train, ferry, or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Bournemouth to Cork by bus, plane, busferry, train, ferry, or car ferry

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  1. Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane LHR - ORK
    6h 10m
    €96–384

  2. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus bus 035 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus 802
    3. Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry bus ferry 923
    4. Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus bus X1 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Stbus bus 707
    25h 25m

  3. Train, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoffferry ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry car ferry
    30h 20m
    €206–391

  4. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain train
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane LGW - ORK
    6h 36m
    €104–355

  5. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane STN - ORK
    7h 11m
    €104–371

  6. Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    3. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane BRS - ORK
    7h 36m
    €126–322

  7. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain train
    2. Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane LTN - ORK
    6h 48m
    €112–396

  8. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoffferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry ferry
    32h 3m
    €199–369

  9. Train, ferry, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgferry ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred Stbus bus 707
    37h 41m
    €542–1,346

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration1h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 715.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 10m

What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Cork, Ireland?

There is no direct connection from Bournemouth to Cork. However, you can take the bus to Heathrow Central Bus Station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Cork Alfred St via Heathrow Terminal 5, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Grand Central Station Stand 11, Dublin Airport T2, and Airport Zone 10 in around 25h 25m.

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