There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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 from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BSL - ORK
7h 11m€87–210Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
25h 3mBus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus
3d 9hTrain to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
6h 31m€94–244
Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cork is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €90 - €250.
The distance between Basel and Cork is 1257 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cork without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Basel to Cork, including transfers.
The best way to get from Basel to Cork is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 9h.
Cork is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 9:56 PM in Basel and 8:56 PM in Cork.
There are 287+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cork, Ireland?
Air France, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Cork Alfred Street via Frankfurt, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Road Station, D'Olier Street, and Aston Quay in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–160
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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