There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
5h 37m€104–297Fly Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
8h 21m€92–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
26h 2m€286–456Train to Basel, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BSL - ORK
8h 47m€124–452
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cork is to fly and train which costs €90 - €270 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cork is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €100 - €300.
The distance between Zurich and Cork is 1338 km.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Zurich to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 10:22 AM in Zurich and 9:22 AM in Cork.
There are 327+ 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
- €95–430
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- 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
- €75–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- 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
- €60–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- 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
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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