There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Switzerland by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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
7h 5mCHF 83–277Fly Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 21mCHF 65–150Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zurichcar
34h 49mCHF 571–955Train 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
7h 48mCHF 85–243Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
8h 7mCHF 80–255Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUB - GVA
8h 4mCHF 94–255
Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 150 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Switzerland is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 280.
The distance between Cork and Switzerland is 1257 km.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Cork to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 12:09 PM in Cork and 1:09 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1229+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Switzerland?
Lufthansa, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- 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 70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- 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 Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 20–29
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 20–29
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 20–29
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 412
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