There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Sydney by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DUB - SYD
28h 39m$797–1,768Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KIR - SYD
46h 21m$586–4,253Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SNN - SYD
33h 42m$1,141–2,259Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane DUB - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
33h 45m$833–2,036Fly Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ORK - SYD
2d 10h$918–1,926Fly Cork Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane ORK - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
2d 16h$1,004–2,794
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 28h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 28h 39m and costs $750 - $1,800.
The distance between Cork and Sydney is 17516 km.
It takes approximately 28h 39m to get from Cork to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 9h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:28 AM in Cork and 6:28 PM in Sydney.
There are 5140+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Aer Lingus, China Airlines, and Starlux Airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,200
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sydney International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sydney International Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Cork Airport to Canberra International Airport via Prague, Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Prague, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sydney International Airport via Prague, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Cork Airport to Canberra International Airport via Prague, Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $14–21
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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