There are 9 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)plane CGN - ORK
6h 48m€58–268Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Corkcar
30h 7m€268–583Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bonn to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain 208 / ...
3d 7h€102–443Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane DUS - ORK
7h 18m€120–255Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EIN - ORK
9h 48m€84–310Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 14m€80–257Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 34m€107–304Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus
3d 8h€86–412Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liege to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus
3d 12h€96–431
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 €55 - €270 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cork is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €55 - €270.
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 €100 - €450.
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 €55 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €420 and takes 3 days 8h.
Cork is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 4:33 AM in Cologne and 3:33 AM in Cork.
There are 290+ 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. 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 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- 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
- Twice 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 Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €27–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- 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
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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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