There are 3 ways to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens by plane, train, 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 Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORK - ATH
6h 29m€111–273Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORK - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain
14h 37m€111–320Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ORK - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
14h 28m€155–461
Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens is to fly which costs €110 - €280 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €110 - €280.
The distance between Cork Airport (ORK) and Athens is 2979 km.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 2h ahead of Cork Airport (ORK). It is currently 9:46 PM in Cork Airport (ORK) and 11:46 PM in Athens.
There are 13679+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Cork Airport (ORK), Ireland and Athens, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Aegean Airlines, and Aer Lingus fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
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