There are 10 ways to get from Whitehaven to Cork by train, plane, ferry, car, bus, busferry, or car ferry
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Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
7h 40m€104–340Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
8h 17m€64–253Train, ferry
- Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain 208 / ...
15h 26m€165–241Drive, bus, bus and ferry
- Drive from Whitehaven to Main Streetcar
- Take the bus from Main Street to Port Rodie Ferry Terminalbus 416
- Take the busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Cork Alfred Streetbus
15h 55mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Corkickle to East Didsburytrain
- Take the train from East Didsbury to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Cork Anderson's Quaybus 600
17h 44m€168–243Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
7h 51m€72–309Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
10h 1m€122–365Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
9h 40m€108–418Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LPL - ORK
8h 10m€131–386Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Whitehaven to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Corkcar
9h 31m€150–238
Whitehaven to Cork by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitehaven to Cork is to train and fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Whitehaven to Cork is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs €100 - €340.
The distance between Whitehaven and Cork is 768 km.
The best way to get from Whitehaven to Cork without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 26m and costs €160 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Whitehaven to Cork, including transfers.
There are 290+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Whitehaven, Cumbria, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Whitehaven to Cork. However, you can take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Waterloo Street, take the line 500 shuttle to Glasgow Airport, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Eglinton Street. Alternatively, you can take a train from Corkickle to Cork via Manchester Oxford Road, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 15h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
Train from Corkickle to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €22–29
Train from Corkickle to East Didsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €23–30
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €40–60
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €90–130
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €40–60
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €90–130
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €50–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €100–150
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €85–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €150–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €29–45
- 1st Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €300–350
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–80
Train from East Didsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–85
- 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
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk
Bus from Main Street to Port Rodie Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 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
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.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
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €42–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €173
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