There are 9 ways to get from Lichfield to Cork by train, plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Lichfield City to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
5h 11mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
7h 2m€50–243Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Shrewsbury Arms PHbus 828 / ...
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain 208 / ...
13h 14mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 112
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbourferry
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quaybus 600
19h 4m€129–195Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
32h 5mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRS - ORK
7h 20m€108–288Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
6h 50m€127–404Fly Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 7m€58–195Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lichfield to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Corkcar
11h 54m€191–297
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lichfield to Cork is to fly and train which costs €55 - €200 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Lichfield to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €120 - €410.
The distance between Lichfield and Cork is 514 km.
The best way to get from Lichfield to Cork without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 13h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Lichfield to Cork, including transfers.
There are 290+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Lichfield, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lichfield to Cork. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Eglinton Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Cork via Shrewsbury Arms PH, Stafford, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 13h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Lichfield City to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €55–80
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €50–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €100–150
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €18–25
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €55–80
- 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 Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €230–320
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- 01543 758594
- info@chaserider.co.uk
- Website
- chaserider.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Shrewsbury Arms PH
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- chaserider.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €42–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €172
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–220
- On Foot
- €40–50
- 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
- €30–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–95
- 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
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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