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How to get fromCork to Southamptonby plane, bus, ferry, train, or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Cork to Southampton by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane ORK - LHR
    2. Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus bus
    5h 52m
    £73–309

  2. Bus, ferry, train

    1. Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus bus 600
    2. Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus bus 370
    3. Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry ferry
    4. Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    5. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain train
    17h 32m
    £180–397

  3. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus bus 600
    2. Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus bus 370
    3. Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry car ferry
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    31h 44m
    £122–685

  4. Fly to Southampton Airport

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane plane ORK - SOU
    5h 48m
    £105–276

  5. Fly to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane ORK - BRS
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain train
    6h 27m
    £96–255

  6. Fly to London Stansted Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane ORK - STN
    2. Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain train
    6h 32m
    £77–281

  7. Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane ORK - LGW
    2. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain train
    3. Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain train
    6h 29m
    £74–260

  8. Fly to Luton Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane plane ORK - LTN
    2. Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain train
    3. Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain train
    6h 14m
    £80–338

  9. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    31h 46m
    £497–1,579

Cork to Southampton by bus, ferry, and train

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration17h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket£180Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 417.2 mi
  • Duration: 5h 52m

What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Southampton, England?

KLM, Ryanair, and Loganair fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 3 times a day.

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