There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Cork by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK)CGN - ORK
6h 48m€78–206Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- 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
26h 52mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf79
- Take the bus from Liege to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station508
- Take the ferry from Pembroke to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place40
31h 14m€145–454Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK)DUS - ORK
7h 19m€113–325Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)FRA - ORK
5h 55m€151–363Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)AMS - ORK
7h 45m€132–345Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)CGN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
8h 15m€100–235Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
8h 36m€90–304Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cork
30h 6m€269–585Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station508
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour0
- Take the bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place40
34h 4m€180–321
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Cork is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cork is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €150 - €370.
The distance between Cologne and Cork is 1111 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 26h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Cologne to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 8:57 AM in Cologne and 7:57 AM in Cork.
There are 282+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cork, Ireland?
Eurowings, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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 40m
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Pembroke to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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