There are 7 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK)LYS - ORK
5h 41m€89–201Train, car ferry via Rennes
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to RennesTgv
- Take the train from Rennes to MorlaixTgv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
23h 35mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Brest
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Morlaix
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
34h 44mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cork Airport (ORK)GVA - ORK
7h 46m€108–330Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LYS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
8h 49m€101–240Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
23h 58mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Morlaix
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
27h 43m
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 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cork is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs €85 - €210.
The distance between Lyon and Cork is 1232 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry via Rennes which takes 23h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Lyon to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 12:48 AM in Lyon and 11:48 PM in Cork.
There are 279+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cork, Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Air France, and British Airways fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK) twice daily.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–290
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €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 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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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