There are 7 ways to get from Cork to St Helens by plane, train, car, car ferry, ferry, or bus
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Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to St Helens Centraltrain
4h 46m£35–208Drive, 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
9h 58m£68–356Train, 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 Earlestowntrain
11h 31m£82–147Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Red Cow Luasbus 600
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Earlestowntrain
13h 24m£82–220Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
5h 9m£40–184Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
6h 37m£52–160Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
7h 39m£53–213
Cork to St Helens by train, tram, foot, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to St Helens is to fly and train which costs £40 - £190 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to St Helens is to fly and train which takes 4h 46m and costs £35 - £210.
The distance between Cork and St Helens is 284 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to St Helens without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 31m and costs £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Cork to St Helens, including transfers.
There are 2540+ hotels available in St Helens.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and St Helens, England?
There is no direct connection from Cork to St Helens. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Liverpool (LPL), walk to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, take the bus to Liverpool South Parkway, walk to Liverpool South Parkway, take the train to Liverpool Lime Street, then take the train to St Helens Central. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to St Helens via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–5
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to St Helens Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to St Helens Central
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Earlestown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Earlestown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
- 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
- £22–30
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £22–30
- 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
- £15–278
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £143
- Car&Adult
- £278
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–110
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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