There are 9 ways to get from Cork to Hay-on-Wye by plane, bus, train, 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 Bristol Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Herefordtrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Hay Castlebus
8h 22mTrain to Dublin Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DUB - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Herefordtrain
11h 3m£67–242Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Herefordtrain
14h 28m£107–164Bus, 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 Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Herefordtrain
16h 12m£107–177Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Herefordtrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Hay Castlebus
8h 15mFly Cork Airport to Liverpool, train, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Herefordtrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Hay Castlebus
8h 46mFly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Herefordtrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Hay Castlebus
9h 4mFly 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 Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Herefordtrain
9h 16m£144–451Fly 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 Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Herefordtrain
9h 58m£121–408
Cork to Hay-on-Wye by train, tram, foot, ferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Hay-on-Wye is to train and fly which costs £65 - £250 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Hay-on-Wye is to fly and train which takes 9h 16m and costs £140 - £460.
The distance between Cork and Hay-on-Wye is 359 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Hay-on-Wye without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 28m and costs £100 - £170.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Cork to Hay-on-Wye, including transfers.
There are 725+ hotels available in Hay-on-Wye.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Hay-on-Wye, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Hay-on-Wye. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Kingsway K14, walk to Newport (S Wales), take the train to Hereford, walk to Railway Station, then take the bus to Hay Castle. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cork to Hay Castle via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Hereford, and Railway Station in around 14h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–160
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £19–27
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
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01544-230481
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sargeants Bros.
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Sargeants Bros.
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Sargeants Bros.
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Sargeants Bros.
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Sargeants Bros.
- Phone
- 01432356201
- [email protected]
- Website
- Yeomans Travel
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Yeomans Travel
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Yeomans Travel
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Yeomans Travel
Bus from Railway Station to Hay Castle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Yeomans Travel
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £9–14
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
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