There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Italy by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ORK - LIN
6h 48m€101–347Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
8h 11m€69–160Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
3d 10h€88–378Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Romecar
38h 7m€434–1,029Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ORK - BLQ
7h 1m€80–324Fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ORK - FLR
7h 19m€122–366Fly to Turin Caselle Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane ORK - TRN
7h 43m€73–188Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane ORK - GOA
7h 45m€81–236
Cork Airport (ORK) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Italy is to fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Italy is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Italy. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Termini via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Cork and Italy is 1496 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Italy without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs €85 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Cork to Italy, including transfers.
Cork to Italy bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Italy is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €100 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €380 and takes 3 days 10h.
Cork to Italy bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Italy is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:11 AM in Cork and 6:11 AM in Italy.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Italy?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Termini via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Cork Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Cork Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Cork Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Cork Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cork Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €80–130
- Passenger Car
- €100–500
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