There are 9 ways to get from Kettering to Cork by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
4h 45m€60–258Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kettering to Liverpoolcar
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Corkcar
12h 6m€112–673Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Park 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
23h 50mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
5h 40m€123–308Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
6h 11m€90–304Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
6h 1m€71–282Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
7h 21m€90–274Train to Luton Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, train
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LTN - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
8h 12m€69–250Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan 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
26h 13m
Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kettering to Cork is to train and fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kettering to Cork is to train and fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €60 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Kettering to Cork. However, there are services departing from Bus Interchange and arriving at Cork Alfred Street via Coach Park, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 50m.
The distance between Kettering and Cork is 637 km.
The best way to get from Kettering to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 23h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Kettering to Cork, including transfers.
Kettering to Cork bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Coach Park station.
Kettering to Cork bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 134+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Kettering, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Kettering to Cork. However, you can take the train to Luton Airport Parkway, walk to Luton Airport Parkway Station, take the train to London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay, walk to Luton Airport (LTN) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kettering to Cork via Liverpool, Isle of Man Douglas, and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 12h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €19–140
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–214
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- €40
- Standard Fare
- €214
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
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