There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Bucharest by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORK - OTP
8h 26m$145–517Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Oborbus
2d 13h$88–321Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
41h 53mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bucharestcar
2d$488–1,204Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane KIR - OTP
11h 16m$125–277Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUB - OTP
9h 8m$152–350Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane SNN - BBU
13h 51m$105–302
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Bucharest is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $310 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred Street and arriving at Bucharest Obor via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow and Manchester, Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 53m.
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 41h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Cork to Bucharest, including transfers.
Cork to Bucharest bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Cork Alfred Street station.
The best way to get from Cork to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $140 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $85 - $330 and takes 2 days 13h.
Cork to Bucharest bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:08 PM in Cork and 8:08 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Bucharest, Romania?
KLM, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bucharest Obor via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Road Station, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Rădăuţi in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- 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
- $22–35
- 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
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- 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 Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–519
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $519
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