There are 11 ways to get from Cork to Loughborough by plane, train, car, car ferry, 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 London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Loughborough (Leics)train
5h 44m£132–394Train to Dublin Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane DUB - EMA
7h 2m£45–146Drive, 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 Loughboroughcar
11h 30m£91–390Train, 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 Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Derbytrain
13h 41m£111–174Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Red Cow Luasbus 600
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottinghamtrain
16h 26m£127–201Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
5h 42m£57–237Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)train
6h 24m£66–220Fly 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 Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Loughborough (Leics)train
5h 50m£68–311Fly 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 St Pancras Intl to Loughborough (Leics)train
6h 19m£95–284Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)train
7h 8m£75–275Fly Cork Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derbytrain
7h 52m£128–281
Cork to Loughborough by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Loughborough is to train and fly which costs £45 - £150 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Loughborough is to fly and train which takes 5h 42m and costs £55 - £240.
The distance between Cork and Loughborough is 482 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Loughborough without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 41m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Cork to Loughborough, including transfers.
There are 1850+ hotels available in Loughborough.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Loughborough, England?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Loughborough. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to London Paddington, walk to Paddington, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras International, then take the train to Loughborough (Leics). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Loughborough via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–140
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–150
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Crewe to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £21–30
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–273
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £140
- Car&Adult
- £273
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
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