There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Santander Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK)SDR - ORK
8h 41m€77–379Fly Santander Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Kerry Airport (KIR)SDR - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Cork Western Rd
9h 55m€74–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbao
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Cork
32h 22m€89–620Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to MorlaixTgv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
34h 48mBus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK)BIO - ORK
6h 58m€88–240Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BIO - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
10h 19m€106–261Fly Santander Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)SDR - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
8h 21m€105–250Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Harbour to Cork Bus Station Parnell Place40
37h 7m€91–614
Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Cork is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cork is to bus and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Santander and Cork is 1015 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Cork without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 34h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Santander to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 3:06 PM in Santander and 2:06 PM in Cork.
There are 277+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a week.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- 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
- €27–40
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
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
- 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
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