There are 6 ways to get from Bilbao to Cork by plane, car ferry, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BIO - ORK
5h€82–197Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Corkcar
31h 41m€78–605Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Quimper - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Ferrybus 960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
35h 45mBus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BIQ - ORK
11h 35m€122–354Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SDR - ORK
7h 50m€102–729Fly Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BIO - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 20m€85–241
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Cork is to fly which costs €80 - €200 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Cork is to fly which takes 5h and costs €80 - €200.
The distance between Bilbao and Cork is 1066 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Cork without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 35h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h to get from Bilbao to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Bilbao. It is currently 3:07 AM in Bilbao and 2:07 AM in Cork.
There are 353+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Cork, Ireland?
Aer Lingus flies from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Quimper - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- 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
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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