There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Solothurn by plane, car ferry, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
8h 28mCHF 97–306Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Solothurncar
27h 13mCHF 281–362Fly Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORK - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Solothurntrain
7h 37mCHF 156–398Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
9h 58mCHF 104–287Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
9h 13mCHF 99–292Train 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 Solothurntrain
9h 36mCHF 112–319Fly Cork Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
9h 1mCHF 156–445
Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Solothurn is to train and fly which costs SFr 95 - SFr 300 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Solothurn is to fly and train which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 400.
The distance between Cork and Solothurn is 1331 km.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Cork to Solothurn, including transfers.
Solothurn is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:05 AM in Cork and 7:05 AM in Solothurn.
There are 342+ hotels available in Solothurn.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 108
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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