There are 9 ways to get from Cork to St Helens by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
5h 9m£32–139Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain 205 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Earlestowntrain
11h 37m£119–172Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Parkgate Streetbus 707
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Earlestowntrain
11h 59m£118–171Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to St Helenscar
10h 45m£143–215Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
6h 44m£53–156Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KIR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
6h 44m£71–184Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
7h 18m£45–166Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
5h 2m£63–185Train, ferry via St Helens Junction
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain 205 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Earlestowntrain
11h 44m£97–138
Cork to St Helens by train, tram, foot, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to St Helens is to fly and train which costs £30 - £140 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to St Helens is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs £60 - £190.
The distance between Cork and St Helens is 318 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to St Helens without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 37m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Cork to St Helens, including transfers.
There are 2416+ hotels available in St Helens.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and St Helens, England?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Earlestown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–60
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Parkgate Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £160–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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