There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ORK - SYD
27h 30m$1,125–2,232Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KIR - SYD
43h 50m$596–3,361Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DUB - SYD
27h 57m$860–2,999Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SNN - SYD
36h 49m$949–5,565Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane DUB - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
35h 38m$955–2,895Fly Cork Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ORK - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
45h 6m$870–3,128
Cork Airport (ORK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $850 - $3,000 and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Sydney is to fly which takes 27h 30m and costs $1,100 - $2,300.
The distance between Cork and Sydney is 17459 km.
It takes approximately 27h 30m to get from Cork to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 11h ahead of Cork. It is currently 12:48 PM in Cork and 11:48 PM in Sydney.
There are 4652+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Cork Airport to Newcastle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Cork Airport to Newcastle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 32m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Newcastle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Cork Airport to Newcastle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- 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
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $35–55
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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