There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Bucharest by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORK - OTP
8h 44m$84–328Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10bus 707
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
2d 5hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bucharestcar
2d$938–1,354Train to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUB - OTP
9h 40m$105–288Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus 707
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Oborbus
2d 13h$84–331
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Bucharest is to fly which costs $80 - $330 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $80 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Bucharest via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Cork and Bucharest is 2687 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Bucharest without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Cork to Bucharest, including transfers.
Cork to Bucharest bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $80 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $340 and takes 2 days 13h.
Cork to Bucharest bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Airport Zone 10 station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 11:17 AM in Cork and 1:17 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Bucharest, Romania?
KLM, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Bucharest Obor via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Rădăuţi in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $164
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $526
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