There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Cork by train, plane, car, car ferry, taxi, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)FRA - ORK
8h 37m€154–341Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)FRA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
11h 42m€106–310Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cork
32h 44m€306–639Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhof250
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf51
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
3d 15h€155–504Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cork Airport (ORK)HAJ - ORK
10h 43m€151–373Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cork Airport (ORK)NUE - ORK
11h 46m€118–307Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK)CGN - ORK
11h 19m€135–378
Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Cork is to train and fly which costs €100 - €310 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Cork is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €150 - €350.
The distance between Europe and Cork is 1404 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Cork without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 3 days 15h and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Europe to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 4:49 PM in Europe and 3:49 PM in Cork.
There are 276+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Europe and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Cork. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Eglinton Street. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to Cork via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 32h 44m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €9–12
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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