There are 6 ways to get from Madrid to Cobh by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cork Airport (ORK)MAD - ORK
8h 25m€82–319Fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MAD - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
9h 42m€77–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Bilbao
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cobh
35h 24m€140–694Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Rennes - Bus Station
- Take the train from Rennes to MorlaixTgv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Take the car ferry from Glenbrook to Passage West Carrigaloe
36h 56mFly to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Shannon Airport (SNN)MAD - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Cork
9h 48m€89–465Fly to Kerry Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kerry Airport (KIR)MAD - KIR
- Take the train from Farranfore to Mallow
12h 23m€96–339
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Cobh is to fly and train which costs €75 - €250 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Cobh is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs €80 - €320.
The distance between Madrid and Cobh is 1360 km.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Madrid to Cobh, including transfers.
Cobh is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 10:22 AM in Madrid and 9:22 AM in Cobh.
There are 305+ hotels available in Cobh.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Cobh, Ireland?
Iberia, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cork Airport (ORK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cork Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cork Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cork Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cork Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- 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 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
- 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
Train from Limerick Junction to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Farranfore to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–12
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 1 819 2600
- info@dsg.ie
- Website
- doyleshipping.ie
Car ferry from Glenbrook to Passage West Carrigaloe
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Doyle Shipping Group
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