There are 7 ways to get from Brussels to Cork by plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brussels Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRU - ORK
6h 15m€102–297Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
7h 40m€65–270Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
14h 54m€294–484Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Corkcar
28h 11m€497–840Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CRL - ORK
5h 59m€69–353Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
6h 9m€162–440Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EIN - ORK
9h 14m€114–382
Brussels to Cork by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Cork is to fly and train which costs €65 - €270 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Cork is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €65 - €360.
The distance between Brussels and Cork is 927 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Cork without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 54m and costs €290 - €490.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Brussels to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 10:25 AM in Brussels and 9:25 AM in Cork.
There are 317+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Cork, Ireland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- 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
- €65–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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