There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Whitehaven by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
7h 50m£81–295Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
8h 47m£54–210Bus, bus and ferry, drive
- 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 Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Ayr to Stranraer Port Rodiebus 923
- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Carlingwark Streetbus 500
- Drive from Carlingwark Street to Whitehavencar
19h 37mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europortbus 40
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Corkickletrain
20h 55m£203–305Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Whitehavencar
9h 40m£133–206Fly Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
8h 14m£62–285Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
10h 15m£102–309Bus 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 Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
10h 56m£69–227Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
10h 13m£91–375Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Whitehaventrain
8h 33m£107–318
Cork to Whitehaven by bus, ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Whitehaven is to fly and train which costs £50 - £210 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Whitehaven is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs £80 - £300.
The distance between Cork and Whitehaven is 480 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Whitehaven without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 20h 55m and costs £200 - £310.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Cork to Whitehaven, including transfers.
There are 548+ hotels available in Whitehaven.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Whitehaven, Cumbria, England?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Whitehaven. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Waterloo Lane, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Carlisle, then take the train to Whitehaven. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Whitehaven via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Ayr, Stranraer Port Rodie, Port Rodie Ferry Terminal, and Carlingwark Street in around 19h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £40–60
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £85–130
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £75–110
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £130–190
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–30
- 1st Class
- £40–55
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–30
- 1st Class
- £40–50
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Birmingham International to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–310
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–35
- 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Whitehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–10
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Corkickle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £19–25
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £110–160
- 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 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- 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 Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Ayr to Stranraer Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- 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
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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