There are 8 ways to get from Brussels to Cobh by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Brussels Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK)BRU - ORK
7h 26m€108–255Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Luttre
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)CRL - ORK
7h 4m€64–189Train, ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swansea
- Take the train from Swansea to Fishguard Harbour
- Take the ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Bridgetown to Waterford Hospital370
- Drive from Waterford Hospital to Cobh
17h 27m€253–686Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to MorlaixTgv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Take the car ferry from Glenbrook to Passage West Carrigaloe
24h 3mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)AMS - ORK
7h 7m€154–334Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
8h 43m€73–249Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)EIN - ORK
10h 54m€107–330Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cobh
28h 5m€237–533
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Cobh is to train and fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Cobh is to train and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €60 - €190.
The distance between Brussels and Cobh is 951 km.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Brussels to Cobh, including transfers.
Cobh is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 3:47 PM in Brussels and 2:47 PM in Cobh.
There are 304+ hotels available in Cobh.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Cobh, Ireland?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Swansea to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–270
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Brussels-Nord to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–23
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Bridgetown to Waterford Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 1 819 2600
- info@dsg.ie
- Website
- doyleshipping.ie
Car ferry from Glenbrook to Passage West Carrigaloe
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Doyle Shipping Group
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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