There are 6 ways to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Cork Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LGW - ORK
2h 26m€50–232Bus, bus and ferry via Birmingham
- Take the bus from South Terminal Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 210
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181 / ...
- 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 Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Cork Alfred Stbus
26h 59mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- 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
38h 3m€484–720Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 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 52m€138–509Fly to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LGW - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Corktrain
5h 24m€61–258Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus Oxf
- 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 18m
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork is to fly which costs €50 - €240 and takes 2h 26m.
The fastest way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork is to fly which takes 2h 26m and costs €50 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) station to Cork. However, there are services departing from South Terminal Bus Station and arriving at Cork Alfred St via Birmingham Coach Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11 and Terminal 1 Zone 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 59m.
The distance between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Cork is 590 km.
The best way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Birmingham which takes 26h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 26m to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork, including transfers.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork bus services, operated by National Express, depart from South Terminal Bus Station.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
There are 327+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 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
- €35–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Limerick Junction to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from South Terminal Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- National Express
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Cork Alfred St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Rosslare Europort to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €18–25
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Cork Alfred St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €420–600
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
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