There are 3 ways to get from Cork to Athens by plane or train
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Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORK - ATH
8h 49m€119–289Train to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
11h 29m€153–359Train to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
10h 4m€131–264
Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Athens is to fly which costs €110 - €290 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Athens is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €110 - €290.
The distance between Cork and Athens is 2987 km.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Cork to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 7:08 PM in Cork and 9:08 PM in Athens.
There are 13692+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Aegean Airlines, and Aer Lingus fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
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