There are 12 ways to get from England to Cork by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, or subway
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Fly Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)MAN - ORK
4h 25m€33–142Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Street707
24h 17mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
30h 54mFly London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)LHR - ORK
4h 48m€88–254Fly Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)BRS - ORK
4h 40m€68–178Subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the subway from Euston station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)STN - ORK
5h 23m€54–191Fly Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)BHX - ORK
4h 33m€36–165Fly Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)LPL - ORK
4h 29m€78–257Fly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LPL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
6h 19m€65–236Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MAN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
7h 15m€63–161Bus, bus and ferry via Golders Green station
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Cork Alfred Street
26h 4mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay600
37h 9m€218–526
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Cork is to fly which costs €30 - €150 and takes 4h 25m.
The fastest way to get from England to Cork is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs €30 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Cork. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Cork Alfred Street via London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Bus Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 17m.
The distance between England and Cork is 477 km.
The best way to get from England to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 24h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from England to Cork, including transfers.
England to Cork bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
England to Cork bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 276+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between England and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair UK and Ryanair fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Euston station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- €1
- Peak
- €1–2
- 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 London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- 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
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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