There are 4 ways to get from Cork to Athens by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORK - ATH
9h 19m€88–204Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KIR - ATH
15h 20m€66–172Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
11h 39m€108–294Train 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 26m€103–252
Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 19m and costs €85 - €210.
The distance between Cork and Athens is 2992 km.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Cork to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:04 PM in Cork and 11:04 PM in Athens.
There are 12930+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 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
- €130–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Athens International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- 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
- €65–250
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- 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
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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