There are 6 ways to get from Lugano to Cork by train, plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MXP - ORK
8h 34m€71–161Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MXP - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
9h 59m€64–224Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lugano to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
27h 44m€346–449Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
7h 15m€141–360Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BGY - ORK
7h 32m€83–276Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LIN - ORK
8h 59m€107–355
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Cork is to train and fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Cork is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €140 - €360.
The distance between Lugano and Cork is 1520 km.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Lugano to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Lugano. It is currently 4:57 PM in Lugano and 3:57 PM in Cork.
There are 320+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Cork. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lugano to Cork via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 27h 44m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- 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
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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