There are 10 ways to get from Dorset to Cork by train, plane, bus, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRS - ORK
8h 41m€128–275Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
11h 31m€94–259Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from South Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred Stbus 707
28h 47mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
29h 43m€223–1,375Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
8h 39m€132–402Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
9h 13m€113–360Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Poole to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LGW - ORK
8h 50m€113–378Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Weymouth to Wokingtrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
9h 47m€127–444Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
9h 43m€140–385Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to SETU Cork Roadbus 370
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Cork Andersn's Quaybus 600
31h 58m€132–924
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dorset to Cork is to train and fly which costs €90 - €260 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Dorset to Cork is to train and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €130 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Dorset to Cork. However, there are services departing from Dorchester Road Traffic Lights and arriving at Cork Alfred St via South Station, London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11 and Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 47m.
The distance between Dorset and Cork is 587 km.
The best way to get from Dorset to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 28h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Dorset to Cork, including transfers.
Dorset to Cork bus services, operated by National Express, depart from South Station.
Dorset to Cork bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
There are 353+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Dorset, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Dorset to Cork. However, you can take the bus to Kings Statue, walk to Weymouth, take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dorchester Road Traffic Lights to Cork Alfred St via South Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Grand Central Station Stand 11, Dublin Airport T2, and Airport Zone 10 in around 28h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Weymouth to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from South Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €18–25
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–950
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–490
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
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