There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Switzerland by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
4h 57mCHF 93–258Fly Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ORK - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 34mCHF 75–274Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zurichcar
34h 49mCHF 561–925Fly Cork Airport to Basel
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
7h 23mCHF 83–277Train 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 9mCHF 88–261
Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Switzerland is to train and fly which costs SFr 85 - SFr 270 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 260.
The distance between Cork and Switzerland is 1338 km.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Cork to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 12:53 PM in Cork and 1:53 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1269+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air and Air France fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
- 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 65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- 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 410–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 418
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