There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Vatican City by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane ORK - CIA
8h 12m€93–328Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane KIR - FCO
9h 39m€47–157Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
3d 10h€88–378Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Vatican Citycar
38h 26m€434–1,069Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane SNN - CIA
8h 52m€67–329Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SNN - FCO
10h 18m€81–259Fly Cork Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane ORK - FCO
8h 28m€82–258Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUB - FCO
9h 13m€81–256
Cork Airport (ORK) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Vatican City is to bus and fly which costs €45 - €160 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Vatican City is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Vatican City. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Emo via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Cork and Vatican City is 1976 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Vatican City without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs €85 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cork to Vatican City, including transfers.
Cork to Vatican City bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Vatican City is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €90 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €380 and takes 3 days 10h.
Cork to Vatican City bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Vatican City is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:10 AM in Cork and 10:10 AM in Vatican City.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Vatican City?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Emo via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Kerry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Shannon Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €80–130
- Passenger Car
- €100–550
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