There are 8 ways to get from Mechelen to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, 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 Brussels Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK)BRU - ORK
6h 37m€103–255Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Malines to Luttre
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)CRL - ORK
6h 36m€66–161Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mechelen to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cork
28h 23m€238–541Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Cork Alfred Street
31h 10mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)AMS - ORK
6h 14m€114–321Fly Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kerry Airport (KIR)BRU - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Cork Western Rd
12h 11m€80–292Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
7h 54m€70–234Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Malines to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cork Airport (ORK)EIN - ORK
10h 4m€106–218
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Cork is to train and fly which costs €65 - €170 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €110 - €330.
The distance between Mechelen and Cork is 929 km.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 31h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Mechelen to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Mechelen. It is currently 8:40 PM in Mechelen and 7:40 PM in Cork.
There are 283+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Cork, Ireland?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cork Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–17
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–20
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Cork Western Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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