There are 7 ways to get from Helston to Cork by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NQY - ORK
10h 46m€75–409Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Seven Stars to Temp Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NQY - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
10h 7m€55–381Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Redruth to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
29h 23m€120–619Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Seven Stars to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria 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 Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Streetbus 707
33h 34mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Redruth to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRS - ORK
10h 4m€147–342Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kerry Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NQY - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
12h 24m€70–381Train to Exeter, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Redruth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EXT - ORK
12h 44m€184–424
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helston to Cork is to fly which costs €75 - €410 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Helston to Cork is to train and fly which takes 10h 4m and costs €140 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Helston to Cork. However, there are services departing from Seven Stars and arriving at Cork Alfred Street via London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 34m.
The distance between Helston and Cork is 362 km.
The best way to get from Helston to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 29h 23m and costs €120 - €650.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Helston to Cork, including transfers.
Helston to Cork bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Seven Stars station.
Helston to Cork bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
There are 303+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Helston, England and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and easyJet fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Cork Airport (ORK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Cork Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–270
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Exeter to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Exeter to Cork Airport via Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Exeter to Cork Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Exeter to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Redruth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Redruth to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Redruth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seven Stars to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Seven Stars to Temp Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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 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
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from Seven Stars to Temp Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- 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
- €24–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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