There are 9 ways to get from Bedford to Cork by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Bedford to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
4h 39m€49–317Train, ferry
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
13h 11m€117–261Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from St Paul's Square to Central stationbus C1 / ...
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Stbus
16h 23m€146–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bedford to Liverpoolcar
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Corkcar
12h 40m€125–483Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
5h 59m€129–420Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
5h 54m€80–295Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LGW - ORK
6h 1m€91–288Bus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Chaucer Road to Central stationbus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
6h 3m€57–293Fly Luton Airport to Kerry Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LTN - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Mallowtrain
7h 52m€60–245
Bedford to Cork by bus, train, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bedford to Cork is to fly and train which costs €60 - €250 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bedford to Cork is to train and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €45 - €320.
The distance between Bedford and Cork is 601 km.
The best way to get from Bedford to Cork without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 11m and costs €110 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Bedford to Cork, including transfers.
There are 320+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Bedford, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bedford to Cork. However, you can take the train to Luton Airport Parkway, walk to Luton Airport Parkway Station, take the train to London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay, walk to Luton Airport (LTN) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chaucer Road to Cork via Central station, Milton Keynes Central, Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 13h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–180
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Bedford to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Bedford to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Bedford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Bedford to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Killarney to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
- Phone
- 01707 255764
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uno
Bus from St Paul's Square to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- Uno
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- 01733207860
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Chaucer Road to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
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