There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane DUS - ORK
6h 39m€127–319Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 9m€90–312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Corkcar
30h 13m€530–887Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
3d 9h€98–477Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CGN - ORK
8h 8m€92–299Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
7h 21m€113–392Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EIN - ORK
9h 18m€118–398
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Cork is to train and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Cork is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Essen and Cork is 1100 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Cork without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 9h and costs €95 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Essen to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 2:23 AM in Essen and 1:23 AM in Cork.
There are 317+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Cork, Ireland?
KLM, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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