To St Patrick's Street · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
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Not all night: the Bus 226 to Cork bus station runs 05:22–00:22.
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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.
Bus
Bus 226 to Cork bus station
226 · Bus Éireann
16–37 min rideEvery 60 min05:22–00:22
Stop A→Cork bus station on Parnell Place
€2.40total for 1 adult€2.40 eachBuy ticketOn Bus Éireann
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. Stop A, in front of the terminal
€2.40 in cash to the driver (cash only), at the ticket machine in the terminal or in the TFI Go app. On a TFI Leap Card it is €1.70, children €0.55.
Hours. Hourly from stop A every day, at about half past: the first at 05:22 on weekdays and about 05:30 at weekends, the last at about 00:20 to 00:30. City bus 225 leaves the same stop about on the hour, 07:00 to midnight.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Cork to Cork Airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Cork airport to Cork city center?
For one traveler the Bus 226 to Cork bus station at €2.40, 16–37 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 226 to Cork bus station runs 05:22–00:22. Outside those hours, the Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Cork is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
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Other cities from this airport on a published fare, priced for your party
All buses and coaches leave from the front of the terminal. Buses 225 and 226 to the city use stop A; bus 226 to Kinsale and 225 to Carrigaline use stop B; Citylink's coach to Limerick and Galway uses stop C.
Tickets
Pay the Bus Éireann driver in cash, or buy at the ticket machine inside the terminal or in the TFI Go app. A TFI Leap Card is cheaper than cash and is sold at WHSmith in the terminal.
The taxi rank
The taxi rank is directly outside the terminal. Every fare is on the meter and you are entitled to a printed receipt; the airport puts the fare to the city centre and the stations at about €20.
At night
The last bus 226 to the city leaves stop A at about 00:20 to 00:30, and the first at 05:22 on weekdays, about 05:30 at weekends. The airport publishes no hours for the taxi rank.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
226 · Bus ÉireannBus 226 to Cork bus station
From
Stop A, in front of the terminal
To
Cork bus station on Parnell Place, continuing to Kent Station
Runs
05:22–00:22
Journey
16–37 min
€2.40 in cash to the driver (cash only), at the ticket machine in the terminal or in the TFI Go app. On a TFI Leap Card it is €1.70, children €0.55.
Bus 225 to the city leaves the same stop about on the hour from 07:00; it is a Cork city bus, €1.70 on a Leap Card.
The ride takes 16 to 37 minutes depending on traffic; allow longer in the evening rush. Kent Station, for trains, is about 8 minutes further on.
Hourly from stop A every day, at about half past: the first at 05:22 on weekdays and about 05:30 at weekends, the last at about 00:20 to 00:30. City bus 225 leaves the same stop about on the hour, 07:00 to midnight.
What is the best way from Cork airport to Cork city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 226 to Cork bus station at €2.40, 16–37 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Cork airport to Cork city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 226 to Cork bus station at €2.40. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Cork airport to Cork city center by bus?
One bus reaches St Patrick's Street: the Bus 226 to Cork bus station, €2.40 for one traveler, 16–37 min, to Cork bus station on Parnell Place. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Cork by any means. See every option by bus
How do I get from Cork airport to Cork city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches St Patrick's Street: the Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Cork, €69 for one traveler, 45 min, to any address in Cork. It is not the cheapest way in: the Bus 226 to Cork bus station at €2.40 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Cork airport to Cork city center?
Bus 226 to Cork bus station: 16–37 min. Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Cork: 45 min
How far is Cork airport from the city center?
Cork Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Bus 226 to Cork bus station, takes 16–37 min.
Where do I catch the Bus 226 to Cork bus station at Cork airport?
Stop A, in front of the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Cork bus station on Parnell Place, continuing to Kent Station.
Is there a train from Cork airport to Cork at night?
The Bus 226 to Cork bus station runs 05:22–00:22. Outside those hours the Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Cork is what remains; it is €69 for the vehicle. Hourly from stop A every day, at about half past: the first at 05:22 on weekdays and about 05:30 at weekends, the last at about 00:20 to 00:30. City bus 225 leaves the same stop about on the hour, 07:00 to midnight.
Does the Bus 226 to Kinsale go to St Patrick's Street and the city centre?
This goes south to Kinsale, away from Cork city; for the city take bus 226 or 225 from stop A.
Worth knowing
Two Bus Éireann lines share stop A in front of the terminal: 226 at about half past the hour from 05:22, and 225 about on the hour from 07:00. Both stop at Cork bus station on Parnell Place and end at Kent Station.
Bus 226 costs €2.40, paid to the driver in cash only, at the ticket machine inside the terminal or in the TFI Go app; a TFI Leap Card brings it to €1.70. Bus 225 is a Cork city bus: €1.70 on a Leap Card, which WHSmith in the terminal sells.
No fixed taxi fare exists: the meter starts at €4.40 and charges €1.32 a km from 08:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday, and €5.40 then €1.81 a km at night, on Sundays and public holidays. The airport puts the fare to the city centre at about €20.
Citylink's coach 251 runs from stop C to Limerick and Galway, eight times a day; buy online, or a standby ticket from the driver by cash or card. No bus runs from the airport to Dublin: coaches leave from the city centre.
There is no train to the airport. Kent Station, for trains to Dublin, Killarney, Tralee, Cobh and Midleton, is the last stop of buses 225 and 226.
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