There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Brecon by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly to Bristol Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavennytrain
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4bus
7h 42mFly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Herefordtrain
8h 34m£61–258Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain 205 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Abergavennytrain
14h 13m£105–199Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europortbus 40
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Neathtrain
- Take the bus from Neath station to Bulwarkbus T6
15h 3mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train
8h 20m£130–323Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Abergavennytrain
9h£67–233Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Abergavennytrain
8h 42m£78–284Fly to London Stansted Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ORK - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavennytrain
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4bus
9h 24mFly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ORK - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train
9h 6m£107–347Bus, ferry, train via Fishguard
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Whitfield Hospitalbus 40
- Take the bus from Whitfield Hospital to Wexford Hospitalbus 340
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Neathtrain
- Take the bus from Neath station to Bulwarkbus T6
15h 8m
Cork to Brecon by train, tram, foot, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Brecon is to fly and train which costs £65 - £240 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Brecon is to fly and train which takes 8h 20m and costs £130 - £330.
The distance between Cork and Brecon is 332 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Brecon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 13m and costs £100 - £200.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Cork to Brecon, including transfers.
There are 373+ hotels available in Brecon.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Brecon, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Brecon. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Kingsway K14, walk to Newport (S Wales), take the train to Abergavenny, walk to Station Road, then take the bus to Brecon Interchange 4. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cork to Brecon Interchange 4 via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Abergavenny, and Station Road in around 14h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–170
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £16–85
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £18–100
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Pembroke Dock to Neath
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Neath
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £19–28
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Pembroke Dock to Neath
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1874 622223
- office@williams-coaches.co.uk
- Website
- williams-coaches.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.williams-coaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Whitfield Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 02920 442040
- Website
- adventuretravel.cymru
Bus from Neath station to Bulwark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- adventuretravel.cymru
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Whitfield Hospital to Wexford Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.wexfordbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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