There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Alvor by plane, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cork Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane ORK - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
8h 23m€77–375Train to Kerry Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane KIR - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
10h 50m€66–180Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Alvorcar
41h 9m€228–827Train to Shannon Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SNN - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
11h 2m€86–705Train to Dublin Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane DUB - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
11h 53m€86–223
Cork Airport (ORK) to Faro Airport (FAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Alvor is to train and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Alvor is to fly and train which takes 8h 23m and costs €75 - €380.
The distance between Cork and Alvor is 1739 km.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Cork to Alvor, including transfers.
There are 7389+ hotels available in Alvor.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Alvor, Portugal?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Alvor. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Faro Airport (FAO), walk to Faro Airport, take the line 16 bus to Faro - Estação CP, walk to Faro, take the train to Portimao, walk to Portimão - Estação, take the line 32 bus to Mercado, walk to Rua Eng. Amaro da Costa, then take the line 13 bus to Alvor - Centro. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Alvor via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 41h 9m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport via Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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