There are 9 ways to get from Cork to Inverness by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ORK - INV
7h 26m£77–229Bus, bus and ferry via Inverness Union Street
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- 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 Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
17h 55m£40–159Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Invernesstrain
16h 55m£111–177Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10bus 707
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
17h£65–107Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Invernesscar
11h 28m£147–407Fly Cork Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ORK - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
9h 46m£117–389Fly Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
8h 48m£72–267Fly Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 11m£107–302Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane DUB - INV
8h 23m£86–240
Cork to Inverness by train, tram, busferry, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Inverness is to bus and bus and ferry via Inverness Union Street which costs £35 - £160 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Inverness is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs £75 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Cork and Inverness is 447 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Inverness without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 55m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Cork to Inverness, including transfers.
Cork to Inverness bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Inverness bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Airport Zone 10 station.
There are 1370+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Inverness, Scotland?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Cork Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Cork Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £19–27
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £19–27
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Aircoach
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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