There are 10 ways to get from Whitehaven to Cork by train, plane, car ferry, ferry, car, bus, or busferry
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Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
7h 11m€111–348Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
8h€93–287Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Lancastertrain
- Take the carferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
14h 36m€94–674Train, ferry
- Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain Ic / ...
14h 58m€154–260Drive, bus, bus and ferry
- Drive from Whitehaven to Harbourcar
- Take the bus from Harbour to Port Rodie Ferry Terminalbus 416
- Take the busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal 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
15h 48mTrain, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
7h 30m€101–329Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LPL - ORK
8h 2m€102–341Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
9h 57m€116–294Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Corkickle to East Didsburytrain
- Take the train from East Didsbury to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Stbus
16h 9m€156–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Whitehaven to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Corkcar
9h 33m€150–440
Whitehaven to Cork by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whitehaven to Cork is to train and fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Whitehaven to Cork is to train and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €110 - €350.
The distance between Whitehaven and Cork is 769 km.
The best way to get from Whitehaven to Cork without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 58m and costs €150 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Whitehaven to Cork, including transfers.
There are 320+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Whitehaven, Cumbria, England and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Whitehaven to Cork. However, you can take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to West Campbell Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 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 train from Whitehaven to Cork via Carlisle, Lancaster, Heysham, Isle of Man Douglas, Dublin Port, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–210
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–190
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Corkickle to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Whitehaven to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Corkickle to East Didsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Harbour to Port Rodie Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–226
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Car
- €226
- Foot Passenger
- €61
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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