There are 7 ways to get from Cobh to Bristol by train, plane, car, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Train to Cork Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
best- Take the train from Cobh to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
5h 10m£69–180Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
8h 2m£47–152Drive, bus, ferry, train
- Drive from Cobh to The Clock Towercar
- Take the bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford Stnbus 340
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
13h 9m£110–196Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Plymouthferry
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Anchor Roadbus Fal
27h 11m£127–232Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
6h 45m£127–421Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
6h 36m£81–273Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
27h 27m£179–611
Cobh to Bristol by bus, ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cobh to Bristol is to train and fly which costs £45 - £160 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cobh to Bristol is to train and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs £65 - £180.
The distance between Cobh and Bristol is 278 miles.
The best way to get from Cobh to Bristol without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 27h 11m and costs £120 - £240.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Cobh to Bristol, including transfers.
There are 2549+ hotels available in Bristol.
What companies run services between Cobh, Ireland and Bristol, England?
There is no direct connection from Cobh to Bristol. However, you can take the train to Cork, walk to Cork Kent Stn, take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, then take the bus to Cabot Circus. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cobh to Bristol Temple Meads via The Clock Tower, Wexford Stn, Wexford, Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Harbour, Fishguard Harbour, and Fishguard Harbour in around 13h 9m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–100
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cobh to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £2–4
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £19–27
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +44 345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Anchor Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Cork to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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