There are 10 ways to get from Derby to Cork by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
5h 51m€66–261Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
5h 9m€58–239Train, ferry
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain 208 / ...
12h 36m€100–199Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Fishguard Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quaybus 600
16h 59m€168–328Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Corkcar
12h 2m€157–271Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
6h 45m€122–333Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
6h 21m€88–270Train to Liverpool, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Tamworth to Runcorntrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LPL - ORK
6h 42m€85–288Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
7h 55m€87–233Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 14m€74–201
Derby to Cork by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Cork is to train and fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Cork is to train and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs €55 - €240.
The distance between Derby and Cork is 604 km.
The best way to get from Derby to Cork without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 36m and costs €100 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Derby to Cork, including transfers.
There are 134+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Derby to Cork. However, you can take the train to Sheffield, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Derby to Cork via Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 12h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to Runcorn
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €171
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