There are 8 ways to get from Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SYD - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
30h 30m€524–1,861Fly to Kerry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane SYD - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
34h 32m€324–891Fly to Cork Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SYD - ORK
28h 19m€715–1,319Fly to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SYD - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Corktrain
35h 24m€485–1,348Fly to Manchester Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYD - 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 19m€652–2,095Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane SYD - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Cork Anderson's Quaybus
35h 41m€484–1,361Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SYD - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
35h 14m€552–2,575Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SYD - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
35h 55m€359–937
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cork is to fly and train which costs €320 - €900 and takes 34h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cork is to fly which takes 28h 19m and costs €700 - €1400.
The distance between Sydney and Cork is 17505 km.
It takes approximately 30h 30m to get from Sydney to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 11h behind Sydney. It is currently 3:51 PM in Sydney and 4:51 AM in Cork.
There are 301+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cork, Ireland?
Emirates, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cork Airport (ORK) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cork Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kerry Airport via Doha, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dubai, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kerry Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kerry Airport via Vancouver, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kerry Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shannon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Noi Bai International, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shannon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shannon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Noi Bai International, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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/
- 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
- €8–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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