There are 10 ways to get from Gatwick to Cork by bus, plane, busferry, train, ferry, car ferry, car, or subway
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
5h 16m€85–341Fly London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LGW - ORK
4h 21m€45–253Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station 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
27h 30mTrain, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoffferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
31h 3m€203–387Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gatwick to Liverpoolcar
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Corkcar
13h 48m€138–510Train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
5h 59m€72–319Train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
5h 43m€72–315Fly London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
7h 24m€53–224Train, ferry
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoffferry
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
32h 3m€202–394Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Portbus
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk 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
39h 45m€489–759
Gatwick to Cork by bus, train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick to Cork is to fly and train which costs €50 - €230 and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick to Cork is to fly which takes 4h 21m and costs €45 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Gatwick to Cork. However, there are services departing from Gatwick Airport North Terminal and arriving at Cork Alfred St via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11 and Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
The distance between Gatwick and Cork is 627 km.
The best way to get from Gatwick to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 27h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Gatwick to Cork, including transfers.
Gatwick to Cork bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gatwick Airport North Terminal station.
Gatwick to Cork bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Heathrow Airport station.
There are 323+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Gatwick, England and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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