There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul 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 Istanbul to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane IST - ORK
9h 58m€232–396Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
11h 41m€125–270Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
45h 23m€591–898Fly Istanbul to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane IST - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
11h 16m€145–340Bus to Burgas Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BOJ - ORK
20h 55m€130–399Fly Istanbul to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane IST - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Corktrain
13h 35m€196–737Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SAW - ORK
10h 9m€132–396
Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Cork is to fly and train which costs €120 - €270 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Cork is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs €230 - €400.
The distance between Istanbul and Cork is 3091 km.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Istanbul to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:21 AM in Istanbul and 4:21 AM in Cork.
There are 315+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Cork, Ireland?
KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- 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
Train from Limerick Junction to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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