There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
5h 21m€105–297Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
26h 2m€282–439Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BSL - ORK
8h 32m€126–456Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zürich to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Quimpertrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Ferrybus 960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
31h 35m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cork is to fly which costs €100 - €300 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cork is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €100 - €300.
The distance between Zurich and Cork is 1339 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Cork without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 31h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Zurich to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 9:49 AM in Zurich and 8:49 AM in Cork.
There are 353+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cork, Ireland?
Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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