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 53m€182–376Bus to Burgas Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BOJ - ORK
20h 50m€101–290Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
45h 22m€596–882Fly 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 6m€156–380Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SAW - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
11h 31m€156–1,050Fly 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 36m€216–417Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SAW - ORK
10h 4m€122–376
Istanbul (IST) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Cork is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €290 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Cork is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs €180 - €380.
The distance between Istanbul and Cork is 3091 km.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Istanbul to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:44 PM in Istanbul and 4:44 PM in Cork.
There are 334+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Burgas Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Limerick Junction to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- 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
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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