There are 9 ways to get from East Midlands to Cork by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
6h 27m€56–204Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
5h 41m€55–254Bus, bus and ferry via Leeds
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Cork Alfred Streetbus
23h 31mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from East Midlands to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Corkcar
12h 22m€188–280Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
6h 44m€116–394Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
6h 56m€87–279Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- 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 24m€71–312Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray 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 46m€81–253Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Streetbus 707
24h 39m
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Midlands to Cork is to train and fly which costs €55 - €210 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from East Midlands to Cork is to train and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs €50 - €260.
The distance between East Midlands and Cork is 788 km.
The best way to get from East Midlands to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Leeds which takes 23h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from East Midlands to Cork, including transfers.
There are 285+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between East Midlands, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from East Midlands to Cork. However, you can take the taxi to Melton Mowbray, take the train to Stansted Airport, walk to London Stansted Airport (STN) 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 vehicle from East Midlands to Cork Alfred Street via Brampton Road, Nottingham station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Grand Central Station Stand 12, Dublin Airport T2, and Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 in around 23h 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €25–210
Train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Melton Mowbray to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Melton Mowbray to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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