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)plane CGN - ORK
7h 4m€68–293Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Corkcar
30h 8m€520–736Bus, train via Bonn
- Take the bus from Bonn to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
3d 7h€98–449Train 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 38m€131–287Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane FRA - ORK
5h 54m€139–398Fly 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
7h 40m€72–247Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
7h 44m€119–419Train 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€85–271Bus, train
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
3d 8h€91–425Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liege to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred Stbus
3d 12h€98–382
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 €65 - €300 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Cork is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs €130 - €400.
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 via Bonn which takes 3 days 7h and costs €95 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Cologne to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 11:48 AM in Cologne and 10:48 AM in Cork.
There are 331+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bonn to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- 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
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- 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
- 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
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred St
- 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
- €430–600
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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