There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Madrid by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
best- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SNN - MAD
7h 29m€80–297Fly Cork Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ORK - MAD
7h 29m€71–287Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Madridcar
34h€143–692Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUB - MAD
8h 25m€73–232Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane KIR - MAD
10h 49m€81–305Fly Cork Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ORK - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartíntrain
7h 35m€105–341Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Wexford Stnbus 340
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus
39h 18m€287–520
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €70 - €290.
The distance between Cork and Madrid is 1585 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Madrid without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 39h 18m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Cork to Madrid, including transfers.
Madrid is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:07 PM in Cork and 7:07 PM in Madrid.
There are 7034+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Madrid, Spain?
Ryanair, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- 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
- +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
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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