There are 7 ways to get from Brussels to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Brussels Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRU - ORK
6h 39m€82–260Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Luttretrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CRL - ORK
6h 13m€47–256Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Corkcar
28h 10m€92–539Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus
30h 13mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
6h 39m€94–334Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 5m€54–222Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EIN - ORK
9h 12m€84–396
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Cork is to train and fly which costs €45 - €260 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €45 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Cork. However, there are services departing from Brussel Eurolines Busstation and arriving at Cork Alfred Street via Newhall St, Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre and Aston Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 13m.
The distance between Brussels and Cork is 926 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 30h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Brussels to Cork, including transfers.
Brussels to Cork bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Brussel Eurolines Busstation.
Brussels to Cork bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Birmingham station.
Cork is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 4:24 AM in Brussels and 3:24 AM in Cork.
There are 300+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Cork, Ireland?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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