There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Cork by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
29h 31m€460–1,965Fly to Kerry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane MEL - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
33h 18m€300–795Fly to Cork Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MEL - ORK
29h 15m€620–1,323Fly to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MEL - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Corktrain
34h 30m€451–1,152Fly to Manchester Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
38h 5m€531–2,204Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane MEL - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Cork Anderson's Quaybus
34h 12m€600–1,765Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MEL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
34h 41m€345–841Fly to Birmingham Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
38h 50m€606–2,219
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cork is to fly and train which costs €300 - €800 and takes 33h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cork is to fly which takes 29h 15m and costs €600 - €1400.
The distance between Melbourne and Cork is 17496 km.
It takes approximately 29h 31m to get from Melbourne to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:27 AM in Melbourne and 2:27 AM in Cork.
There are 134+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cork, Ireland?
Qatar Airways, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cork Airport (ORK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kerry Airport via Doha, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kerry Airport via Dubai, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kerry Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kerry Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kerry Airport via Abu Dhabi, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kerry Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Limerick Junction to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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