There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Brighton by plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, train, car, or ferry
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 London Gatwick Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ORK - LGW
4h 33m£50–215Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10bus 707
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 802
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to St Peter's Churchbus 025
25h 17m£104–174Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Chichester to Brightontrain
32h 28m£134–708Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Brightoncar
14h 20m£126–447Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
5h 49m£108–349Fly Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ORK - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain
6h 4m£70–270Fly Cork Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ORK - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brightontrain
5h 59m£81–304Train, train to Shannon Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SNN - LGW
7h 9m£66–254Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Cosham to Brightontrain
33h 34m£499–1,585Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Cherbourgferry
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Chichester to Brightontrain
33h 51m£160–188
Cork to Brighton by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Brighton is to fly which costs £50 - £220 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Brighton is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs £50 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at St Peter's Church via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 17m.
The distance between Cork and Brighton is 393 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Brighton without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 25h 17m and costs £100 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Cork to Brighton, including transfers.
Cork to Brighton bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Brighton bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Airport Zone 10 station.
There are 1717+ hotels available in Brighton.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Brighton, England?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–180
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Chichester to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Cosham to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from Chichester to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–480
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- £22–120
- Car Single Ticket
- £100–480
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
Ferry from Rosslare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £92
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Cherbourg to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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