There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Clare by plane, train, bus, busferry, taxi, car, or car ferry
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Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 41 bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Memorialbus
8h 13m£103–286Fly Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport, line 320 bus
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ORK - STN
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Bus Stationbus
7h 51m£32–168Bus, bus and ferry, taxi
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Temp Bus Stationbus 737
- Take the taxi from Temp Bus Station to Claretaxi
24h 49mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Clarecar
13h 39m£157–270Fly Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ORK - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 19m£81–299Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SNN - STN
10h 5m£44–135Fly Cork Airport 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 Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 27m£73–264Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane KIR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
10h 2m£88–249Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Marks Teytrain
9h 10m£78–313Bus, bus and ferry, taxi via Harlow
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Zone 10bus 707
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Temp Bus Stationbus 737
- Take the taxi from Aspen Way to Claretaxi
25h 21m
Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Clare is to bus and fly which costs £40 - £140 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Clare is to fly and line 320 bus which takes 7h 51m and costs £30 - £170.
The distance between Cork and Clare is 443 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Clare without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and taxi which takes 24h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Cork to Clare, including transfers.
There are 514+ hotels available in Clare.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Clare, England?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Clare. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Stratford, take the train to Marks Tey, take the train to Sudbury (Suffolk), walk to Bus Station, then take the line 41 bus to Memorial. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, take the bus to Europa Bus Centre, walk to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, take the vehicle to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Milton Keynes Coachway, take the bus to Temp Bus Station, then take the taxi to Clare.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £18–95
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- hedinghamandchambers.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Memorial
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.hedinghamandchambers.co.uk/
- 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
- £12–18
- 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/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Temp Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Railway Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://stephensonsofessex.com/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- £70–90
Optim Taxi Bishop’s Stortford
- Phone
- +44 1279 248 387
- Website
- optimtaxi.co.uk
Associated Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1279 655 666
- Website
- associatedtaxis.com
Abbies Cab
- Phone
- +44 7491 695 581
Tranzitt
- Phone
- +44 203 950 8070
- Website
- tranzitt.co.uk
Stansted Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1279 816901
- Website
- stanstedairporttaxi.com
Stansted Airport Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 1279 260 602
- Website
- stansted-taxi-booking.co.uk
24 x 7 Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1279 661 111
- Website
- 24x7stansted.com
Minicabs Soouth Gate
- Phone
- +44 20 8419 8757
- Website
- minicabssouthgate.co.uk
Optim Taxi Bishop’s Stortford
- Phone
- +44 1279 248 387
- Website
- optimtaxi.co.uk
Associated Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1279 655 666
- Website
- associatedtaxis.com
Abbies Cab
- Phone
- +44 7491 695 581
Tranzitt
- Phone
- +44 203 950 8070
- Website
- tranzitt.co.uk
Stansted Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1279 816901
- Website
- stanstedairporttaxi.com
Stansted Airport Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 1279 260 602
- Website
- stansted-taxi-booking.co.uk
24 x 7 Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1279 661 111
- Website
- 24x7stansted.com
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