Visiting Ireland

Limerick Ireland

Trains from Cork to Limerick run regularly from Cork train station to Limerick train station via Limerick Junction.

Trains from Cork to Limerick Junction are InterCity trains, while trains from Limerick Junction to Limerick are Railcar trains.

Trains leave Cork train station for Limerick train station almost every hour on the half hour at peak times.

The total travel time on trains from Cork to Limerick, including the change at Limerick Junction, is 1h45m.

The price of a single train ticket to Limerick can be as low as 26 euros for adults and 13 euros for children for standard class at off-peak times if you buy your train tickets online.

Discount tickets for trains from Cork to Limerick are available for holders of farecards as well as students.

Dublin Train

Trains from Cork to Dublin run regularly from Cork train station to Dublin Heuston train station.

Trains leave Cork for Dublin every hour on the half hour.

The total train travel time on this route is 2h50m if you take a direct train that doesn’t require changes en route.

All trains from Cork to Dublin are InterCity trains.

Single tickets for trains from Cork to Dublin range in price from 10 to 36 euros for second class if you buy train tickets online in advance. Prices increase if you buy tickets at the station. Seat reservations cost an additional 3 euros.

Discounts on tickets for trains from Cork to Dublin are available for farecard holders, students, and children.

Holiday in Ireland Ryanair

Ryanair, arguably Europe’s most famous low cost airline, offer flights to Cork Airport (ORK) from cities all across Europe.

While some Ryanair flights to Cork airport are seasonal and only fly in the warmer months of the year, most Ryanair flights to Cork operate year round.

If you can’t book a Ryanair flight to Cork from your departure airport, try booking a cheap flight to Cork on another airline.

When you arrive at Cork airport, you can hire a car to get around the city of Cork and County Cork, as well as other popular destinations further afield in Ireland.

Ryanair have flights to Cork from the following cities:

Carcassonne
Ryanair flights to Cork from Carcassonne airport (seasonal)

Dublin
Ryanair flights to Cork from Dublin airport

Liverpool

Ryanair flights to Cork from Liverpool airport

London
Ryanair flights to Cork from London Stansted and Gatwick airports

Can’t get a Ryanair flight or a flight to Cork on another airline from your desired departure airport?

Try flying to Dublin and hiring a car or taking a train to Cork.

You’ll get to see the beautiful Irish countryside as you get from Dublin to Cork.