There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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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€78–226Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cork
30h 6m€268–584Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bonn to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to CorkIc
3d 7h€98–455Train 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 18m€103–285Train 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€149–363Train, 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 43m€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, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)CRL - ORK
7h 36m€97–271Train 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€95–304Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
3d 8h€82–411
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 - €230 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cork is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €140 - €370.
The distance between Cologne and Cork is 1111 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cork without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 7h and costs €95 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Cologne to Cork, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Cork is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €420 and takes 3 days 8h.
Cork is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 12:35 PM in Cologne and 11:35 AM in Cork.
There are 279+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Cork Alfred Street via Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Road Station, D'Olier Street, and Aston Quay in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- 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, Wednesday, 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
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
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
- €95–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- 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
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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 3 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bonn to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- 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
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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