There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Brighton by plane, bus, busferry, ferry, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)ORK - LGW
4h 23m£67–190Fly Cork Airport to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luton Airport (LTN)ORK - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brighton
6h£52–255Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Church025
27h 17mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Station40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort40
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Chichester to Brighton
35h 3m£77–724Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)ORK - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brighton
5h 43m£96–240Fly Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)ORK - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brighton
6h 2m£57–211Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)SNN - LGW
6h 37m£59–197Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SNN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brighton
7h 57m£98–277
Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Brighton is to fly which costs £65 - £190 and takes 4h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Brighton is to fly which takes 4h 23m and costs £65 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred Street and arriving at St Peter's Church via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 17m.
The distance between Cork and Brighton is 393 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Brighton without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 27h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Cork to Brighton, including transfers.
Cork to Brighton bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Cork Alfred Street station.
Cork to Brighton bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
There are 1731+ hotels available in Brighton.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Brighton, England?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Chichester to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- 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
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £24–30
- Car
- £45–65
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–440
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £65–110
- Passenger Car
- £85–420
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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