There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Potes by plane, bus, car, car ferry, train, or taxi
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Fly Cork Airport to Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)ORK - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
11h 5m€84–390Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Drive from Bilbao to Potes
32h€107–642Car ferry, train, bus, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the train from Morlaix to RennesTer
- Take the bus from Rennes to Bilbao
- Take the train from Ametzola to Vado-CerveraC4
- Take the taxi from Vado-Cervera to Potes
39h 22mBus to Shannon Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Santander Airport (SDR)SNN - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
16h 49m€123–423Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)DUB - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
11h 29m€106–265Fly Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)ORK - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
10h 49m€94–250Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
14h 4m€106–275Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station Parnell Place to Rosslare Harbour40
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
39h 10m€96–621
Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Potes is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €390 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Potes is to fly and bus which takes 10h 49m and costs €90 - €250.
The distance between Cork and Potes is 1131 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Potes without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and taxi which takes 39h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Cork to Potes, including transfers.
Potes is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 11:50 PM in Cork and 12:50 AM in Potes.
There are 414+ hotels available in Potes.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Potes, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Potes. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Santander Airport (SDR), walk to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest, take the bus to Santander E.A., then take the bus to Potes. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Potes via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 32h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ametzola to Vado-Cervera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Bus from Santander to Potes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station Parnell Place to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Autos Avelino
- Phone
- +34 979 87 01 31
González Martín Manuel
- Phone
- +34 979 87 01 31
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