There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Ireland 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 Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
5h 21m€105–297Fly Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
5h 27m€78–225Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
30h 22m€333–1,186Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 1h€95–385Fly Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ZRH - SNN
7h 53m€126–579Fly Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ZRH - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
8h 20m€141–355Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
6h 47m€109–334Bus via Regensburg
- Take the bus from Zürich to Regensburgbus
- Take the bus from Regensburg to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 3h€107–317Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Colmarbus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Câmpulung Moldovenescbus
- Take the bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 16h
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ireland is to fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Dublin via Regensburg and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Zurich and Ireland is 1339 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ireland without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs €90 - €390.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Zurich to Ireland, including transfers.
Zurich to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via Regensburg, which costs €100 - €320 and takes 3 days 3h.
Zurich to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Regensburg station.
Ireland is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 1:46 AM in Zurich and 12:46 AM in Ireland.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ireland?
Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Dublin via Regensburg, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 3h.
- 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 Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- 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 Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €100–150
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zuerich Hb to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Regensburg to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Regensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Zürich to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Regensburg to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Colmar to Câmpulung Moldovenesc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40744-530.349
- Website
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
Bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–950
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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