There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Europe by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or taxi
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Fly Cork Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Frankfurt (FRA)ORK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
9h 2m$178–408Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
12h 7m$135–360Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Europe
32h 39m$358–774Train, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin HeustonIc / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof51
3d 15h$185–603Fly Cork Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)ORK - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
10h 25m$170–448Fly Cork Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)ORK - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
10h 56m$147–397Fly Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ORK - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
11h 43m$161–456Fly Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)ORK - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
12h 34m$203–556Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
13h 38m$172–494Bus, car ferry, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Station40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort40
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Duisburg central train station
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof51
- Take the taxi from Bebra Bahnhof to Sontra-Blankenbach250
42h 35m$341–743
Cork Airport (ORK) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Europe is to train and fly which costs $130 - $360 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 2m and costs $170 - $410.
The distance between Cork and Europe is 1402 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Europe without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 15h and costs $180 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Cork to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 4:57 AM in Cork and 5:57 AM in Europe.
There are 779+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Europe. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Europe via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 32h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Cork Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Cork Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $16–28
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $140–250
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–14
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- 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
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- 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
- $15–21
- 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
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Duisburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $210–531
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $531
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $10–14
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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