There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Alicante by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ORK - ALC
5h 31m€66–229Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Alicantecar
37h 57m€187–777Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SNN - ALC
8h 11m€85–219Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane DUB - ALC
8h 52m€73–194Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane KIR - ALC
8h 36m€66–267Fly Cork Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ORK - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
8h 7m€92–284
Cork Airport (ORK) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €65 - €230.
The distance between Cork and Alicante is 1650 km.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Cork to Alicante, including transfers.
Alicante is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:59 AM in Cork and 6:59 AM in Alicante.
There are 4560+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
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 Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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