There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Channel Islands by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Jersey Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane ORK - JER
6h 9m$104–306Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain 205 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
25h 59m$227–849Bus, bus and ferry, car 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 Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
31h 59mFly Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane ORK - GCI
5h 29m$154–336Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane SNN - JER
8h 14m$131–309Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane SNN - GCI
9h 54m$221–429Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
26h 10m$184–755
Cork Airport (ORK) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Channel Islands is to fly which costs $100 - $310 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs $150 - $340.
The distance between Cork and Channel Islands is 541 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 59m and costs $220 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Cork to Channel Islands, including transfers.
There are 57+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Jersey Airport (JER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Shannon Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $25–40
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- $13–19
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–650
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- $29–160
- Car Single Ticket
- $140–650
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- $90–140
- Passenger Car
- $110–600
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