There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Greece by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SNN - ATH
11h 10m€103–244Fly Cork Airport to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORK - ATH
9h 20m€83–265Fly Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORK - SKG
11h 7m€106–268Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
10h 13m€105–250Fly Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORK - HER
9h 46m€135–348Fly Cork Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ORK - RHO
7h 27m€85–289
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Greece is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Greece is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €85 - €290.
The distance between Cork and Greece is 3170 km.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Cork to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:09 AM in Cork and 7:09 AM in Greece.
There are 12252+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Greece?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- 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
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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