There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Donegal by plane, bus, 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 Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
9h 17m€91–277Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Donegalcar
33h 4m€702–1,801Fly Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane ZRH - LDY
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
10h 32m€124–445Fly Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane ZRH - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegalbus
10h 37m€108–523Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
10h 12m€106–304Fly Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ZRH - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
12h 25m€175–384Fly Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ZRH - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
12h 35m€135–346
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €90 - €280 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 9h 17m and costs €90 - €280.
The distance between Zurich and Donegal is 1485 km.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Zurich to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 1:06 AM in Zurich and 12:06 AM in Donegal.
There are 336+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Donegal. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Zurich to Donegal via Port of Cherbourg and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 33h 4m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €16–22
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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