There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Patras by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Preveza Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane ORK - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
14h 29m€154–597Fly Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ORK - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
16h 32m€153–461Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Nürnbergbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
4d 4hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Patrascar
2d 4h€638–1,004Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane SNN - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
16h 29m€173–468
Cork Airport (ORK) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Patras is to fly and bus which costs €150 - €600 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Patras is to fly and bus which takes 14h 29m and costs €150 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Patras. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Patra via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți, Nuremberg and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 4h.
The distance between Cork and Patras is 2859 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Patras without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Cork to Patras, including transfers.
Cork to Patras bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Patras bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Patras is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:32 PM in Cork and 7:32 PM in Patras.
There are 760+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Patra via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 4d 4h.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Preveza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Preveza Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–900
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Preveza Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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 Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–140
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- 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
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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