There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Bern by plane, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Cork Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 14mCHF 135–403Fly Cork Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 53mCHF 118–448Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Berncar
27h 28mCHF 247–404Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
11h 29mCHF 150–408Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
9h 16mCHF 125–366
Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Bern is to train and fly which costs SFr 120 - SFr 370 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 14m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 410.
The distance between Cork and Bern is 1453 km.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Cork to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 1:50 PM in Cork and 2:50 PM in Bern.
There are 369+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Bern. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Bern via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 27h 28m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 8–12
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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