There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Zurich by plane, train, car, car ferry, 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, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 36mCHF 111–314Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
8h 7mCHF 81–266Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zurichcar
34h 49mCHF 561–925Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
9h 47mCHF 101–371Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
9h 16mCHF 113–300Fly Cork Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
9h 10mCHF 170–453
Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 270 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 8h 7m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 270.
The distance between Cork and Zurich is 1346 km.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Cork to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 4:57 PM in Cork and 5:57 PM in Zurich.
There are 1233+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Zurich, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Zurich. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Zürich HB. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Zurich via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 34h 49m.
- 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 Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
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 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
- 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 Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Cork Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- 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 Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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
- Once 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
- +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 417
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