There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Cork by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LYS - ORK
5h 30m€89–201Train, car ferry via Antony
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy TGV to Morlaixtrain
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
23h 23mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Morlaixbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
32h 28mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GVA - ORK
7h 35m€98–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
24h 5mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Morlaixtrain
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
27h 39m
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cork is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cork is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €85 - €210.
The distance between Lyon and Cork is 1233 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry via Antony which takes 23h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Lyon to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 12:14 PM in Lyon and 11:14 AM in Cork.
There are 288+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cork, Ireland?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and Air France fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy TGV to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
- 1st Class
- €200–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Massy TGV to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €170–260
- Rail 1st Class
- €270–390
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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