There are 9 ways to get from Purley to Cork by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, subway, or car
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Purley to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)LHR - ORK
5h 26m€101–271Train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Purley to London Victoria
- Take the subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)STN - ORK
5h 39m€62–228Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Redhill to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Swansea
- Take the train from Swansea to Pembroke Dock
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place40
18h 23m€146–349Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Road508
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place40
19h 55m€92–152Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station40 / ...
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Bus Station40
37h 23m€225–541Fly London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)LGW - ORK
4h 30m€72–221Train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Purley to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)LTN - ORK
5h 24m€101–283Train to Luton Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Purley to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)LTN - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Cork Western Rd
7h 20m€103–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Purley to Holyhead
- Take the car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Cork
11h 23m€159–229
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Purley to Cork is to train and subway and fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Purley to Cork is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs €70 - €230.
The distance between Purley and Cork is 618 km.
The best way to get from Purley to Cork without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 18h 23m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Purley to Cork, including transfers.
There are 281+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Purley, England and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK) once daily.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Purley to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Purley to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €26–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Redhill to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Swansea to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Purley to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- €2–4
- Peak
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–220
- On Foot
- €40–50
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- 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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