Car Hire Cork Airport

Identification Codes:  

• IATA: ORK
• ICAO: EICK

Distance from ORK to: 

• Cork  city center – 4 miles (6 km)
• Ballinhassig – 5 miles (8 km)
• Carrigaline – 6  miles (10 km)
• Ballincollig – 10 miles (16 km)
• Wexford – 114 miles (183 km)

Nearest Major Airports: 

• Shannon Airport – 81 miles (130 km)
• Waterford Airport – 83 miles (134 km)
• Dublin Airport – 169 miles (272 km)

Average High Temperatures for Cork:

• Summer – 17⁰C (63⁰F)
• Autumn – 10⁰C (50⁰F)
• Winter – 7⁰C (45⁰F)
• Spring – 10⁰C (50⁰F)

Cork Time Zone: 

• The same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Hotels near ORK: 

• The Cork Airport Hotel is within the airport grounds
• 3 other hotels are approximately 3 miles (5 km) from the Cork Airport

Facts about ORK:

• The airport first began its services in 1961
• The planning and construction took almost 5 years
• In 1970 the terminal was renovated
• In 2001 an onsite hotel was opened for travelers 
• The airport has a new state-of-the-art-terminal as of 2006

Car Hire at Cork Airport:

• There are 5 car hire companies at the Cork Airport
• Rental car kiosks are located in the arrival hall of the airport
• Most car hire companies work 7 days a week
• Rental car desk operated from 06:00 – 24-00 hours
• Some car hire companies operate 24/7

Cork City Bus:

• There are 3 bus services at Cork Airport
• It is recommended to book your bus seat in advance
• Some of these bus coaches run from 5:30 till 1:00
• Most bus services stop first at the city centre and then other locations
• Information on bus departures and timetables are at the information desk

Taxi Service:

• Find a taxi outside the main terminal building
• Taxi drivers are aware of arrival timings and are ready when you land
• The cost of taxi services is nominal between the airport to the city centre
• The average cost of taxi service is 10.00 EUR to 15.00 EUR
• *1.00 EUR = 1.42 USD, 0.86 GBP

Train:

• The National Train Company of Ireland operates from Kent Station
• Kent Station is at Lower Glanmire Road
• The train station is near the city bus station

Short-Term Parking:

• There are 4,600 total parking spaces available
• The car parks operated 24/7 and patrolled by airport police
• The short term car parking facility is near the terminal
• Parking fare = 2.50 EUR/hour
• Maximum daily price = 17.50 EUR

Long-Term Parking:

• There are two long term car park facilities
• Parking fares are charged by the day or week
• Daily fare = 9.50 EUR
• Weekly fare = 49.00 EUR
• 1.00 EUR = 1.42 USD, 0.86 GBP

*Prices, information and exchange rates are as August 13, 2009