There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Poitiers by car ferry, car, plane, 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.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Poitierscar
22h 2m€195–231Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane SNN - PIS
18h 4m€89–584Fly Cork Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane ORK - PIS
14h 14m€110–484Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry
- Take the bus from Morlaix to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Viaduc Léon Blumbus L7
29h 11m€147–223Fly Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORK - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
7h 26m€160–434Fly Cork Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ORK - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitierstrain
11h 14m€122–341Fly Cork Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane ORK - LIG
- Take the bus from Limoges Benedictins to Montmorillonbus
- Take the train from Montmorillon to Poitierstrain
19h 42m€106–376
Cork to Poitiers by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Poitiers is to train and fly which costs €85 - €600 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Poitiers is to fly and train which takes 7h 26m and costs €160 - €440.
The distance between Cork and Poitiers is 961 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Poitiers without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 29h 11m and costs €140 - €230.
It takes approximately 22h 2m to get from Cork to Poitiers, including transfers.
Poitiers is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 10:09 AM in Cork and 11:09 AM in Poitiers.
There are 876+ hotels available in Poitiers.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Poitiers, France?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Shannon Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Cork Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Morlaix to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Cork to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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