There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Île de Ré by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, 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 Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 42m€119–414Fly Cork Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ORK - LRH
5h 16m€83–317Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to La Flottecar
21h 47m€200–251Fly Cork Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ORK - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 26m€120–329Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 5m€113–312Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SNN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
14h 11m€148–384Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry
- Take the bus from Morlaix to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to La Rochellebus
28h 42m€163–193
Cork to Île de Ré by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Île de Ré is to fly which costs €80 - €320 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Île de Ré is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €80 - €320.
The distance between Cork and Île de Ré is 934 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Île de Ré without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 28h 42m and costs €160 - €200.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Cork to Île de Ré, including transfers.
Île de Ré is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:15 PM in Cork and 10:15 PM in Île de Ré.
There are 1126+ hotels available in Île de Ré.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Île de Ré, France?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Cork Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Cork Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Morlaix to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Cork to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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