There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Istanbul by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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 Istanbul
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Istanbul (IST)plane ORK - IST
9h 45m₺7,165–26,856Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUB - SAW
11h 12m₺6,940–19,458Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Istanbulcar
2d 3h₺49,868–79,698Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Istanbul (IST)plane SNN - IST
11h 50m₺8,125–28,497Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Istanbul (IST)plane DUB - IST
11h₺7,937–19,435
Cork Airport (ORK) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 6.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Istanbul is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
The distance between Cork and Istanbul is 3090 km.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Cork to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 3h ahead of Cork. It is currently 2:56 PM in Cork and 5:56 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4137+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Istanbul, Turkey?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–31,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–60,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–31,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–31,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–27,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–31,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–31,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–19,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–47,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–23,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–21,000
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- ₺1,200–1,800
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–41,000
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- ₺25,018
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