There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Helston by car ferry, train, bus, busferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, train
best- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Redruthtrain
28h 10mTrain to Dublin Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, line 36 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane DUB - NQY
- Take the bus from Temp Bus Station to Kingsley Waybus
10h 14m£53–330Bus, 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 Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to The Paradebus 504
33h 22mBus to Kerry Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane KIR - NQY
24h 7m£64–274Fly Cork Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Redruthtrain
9h 39m£140–387Fly Cork Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Exeter (EXT)plane ORK - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Redruthtrain
11h 28m£143–422Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Redruthtrain
13h 31m£204–532Fly Cork Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane ORK - NQY
10h 22m£67–309
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Helston is to train and fly and line 36 bus which costs £50 - £330 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Helston is to fly and train which takes 9h 39m and costs £140 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Helston. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred Street and arriving at The Parade via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 22m.
The distance between Cork and Helston is 502 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Helston without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 28h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 28h 10m to get from Cork to Helston, including transfers.
Cork to Helston bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Cork Alfred Street station.
Cork to Helston bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
There are 3274+ hotels available in Helston.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Helston, England?
Ryanair, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Cork Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via London Luton, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £30–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £85–130
Train from Exeter St Davids to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80–110
Train from London Paddington to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–280
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £140–180
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £190–280
Train from Plymouth to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £55–80
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
Train from Exeter St Davids to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–80
- 1st Class
- £100–150
- 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
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £19–28
- 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
- £13–18
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from Temp Bus Station to Kingsley Way
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–340
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–85
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–340
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