There are 7 ways to get from Greenock to Cork by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
5h 10m€82–221Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Greenock West to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
6h 23m€67–189Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 906 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Streetbus 707
15h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Greenock to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Corkcar
8h 32m€129–200Fly Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
7h 46m€72–200Fly Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane GLA - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
9h 31m€81–213Bus, bus and ferry via Ayr
- Take the bus from Manse Court to Ayr Bus Stationbus 585
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Cork Anderson's Quaybus 600
17h 24m
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greenock to Cork is to fly which costs €80 - €230 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Greenock to Cork is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Greenock to Cork. However, there are services departing from Stance 1 and arriving at Cork Alfred Street via Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Bus Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 9m.
The distance between Greenock and Cork is 558 km.
The best way to get from Greenock to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 15h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Greenock to Cork, including transfers.
Greenock to Cork bus services, operated by McGills Buses, depart from Stance 1 station.
Greenock to Cork bus services, operated by McGills Buses, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 281+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Greenock, Scotland and Cork, Ireland?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Greenock West to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.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 Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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/
Bus from Manse Court to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.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
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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