There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Clonakilty by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Saint Patrick's Quay to Clonakilty N71bus
6h 48m€46–180Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Cork Alfred Streetbus
- Take the bus from Cork Saint Patrick's Quay to Clonakilty N71bus 230
17h 35mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Clonakiltycar
9h 48m€121–213Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Saint Patrick's Quay to Clonakilty N71bus
7h 52m€94–247Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
- Take the bus from Cork Saint Patrick's Quay to Clonakilty N71bus
9h 57m€70–197Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Cork Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cork Saint Patrick's Quay to Clonakilty N71bus
9h 42m€77–240
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Clonakilty is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €180 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Clonakilty is to fly and bus which takes 6h 48m and costs €45 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Clonakilty. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Clonakilty N71 via Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11, Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 and Cork Saint Patrick's Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Clonakilty is 638 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Clonakilty without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 17h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Clonakilty, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Clonakilty bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Clonakilty bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 61+ hotels available in Clonakilty.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Clonakilty, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Clonakilty. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Station, walk to Cork Saint Patrick's Quay, then take the bus to Clonakilty N71. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Princes Street to Clonakilty N71 via Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Grand Central Station Stand 11, Dublin Airport T2, Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, Cork Alfred Street, and Cork Saint Patrick's Quay in around 17h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- +353 (0) 21 7011288
- info@westcorkconnect.ie
- Website
- westcorkconnect.ie
Bus from Cork Saint Patrick's Quay to Clonakilty N71
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to Cork Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.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
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €171
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