There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Adelaide by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane ORK - ADL
27h 13m$912–3,515Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane KIR - ADL
35h 28m$514–1,545Train to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane DUB - ADL
28h 40m$960–1,577Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane SNN - ADL
39h 7m$938–6,049Train, train to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Portlaoisetrain
- Take the train from Portarlington to Claremorristrain
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NOC - ADL
42h 19m$770–3,813
Cork Airport (ORK) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Adelaide is to bus and fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 35h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Adelaide is to fly which takes 27h 13m and costs $900 - $3,600.
The distance between Cork and Adelaide is 16814 km.
It takes approximately 27h 13m to get from Cork to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 10h 30m ahead of Cork. It is currently 11:51 AM in Cork and 10:21 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1482+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Adelaide Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Adelaide Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Adelaide Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Kerry Airport to Adelaide Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,700
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adelaide Airport via London Heathrow, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Adelaide Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Adelaide Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Adelaide Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adelaide Airport via London Heathrow, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adelaide Airport via London Heathrow, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adelaide Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Adelaide Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Cork to Portlaoise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $28–40
Train from Portarlington to Claremorris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $24–35
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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