There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Dublin Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lerwick (LSI)plane DUB - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
10h 24mBus, bus and ferry, 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 Union Square Bus Stationbus M9
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
32h 37mBus, bus and ferry, ferry via Belfast
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Zone 10bus 707
- 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 Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus M9
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
32h 45mBus to Shannon Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane SNN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
12h 5mFly from Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Lerwick (LSI)plane ORK - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
11h 36mBus to Kerry Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Lerwick (LSI)plane KIR - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
12h 46m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cork and Lerwick is 688 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Lerwick without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 32h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Cork to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Dublin Heuston Rail Station Phoenix Park & Dublin Zoo, take the bus to Dublin Airport, Terminal 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 32h 37m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lerwick via London Heathrow, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Kerry Airport to Lerwick via Dublin Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Kerry Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Lerwick via London Luton, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Birmingham, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
Flights from Cork Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Kerry Airport to Lerwick via Dublin Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Kerry Airport to Lerwick via Manchester, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Lerwick via London Luton, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- 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
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
- 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/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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 Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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