There are 5 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 9m€103–308Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
25h 3m€269–410Bus
- 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 Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred Stbus
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 32m€136–390Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Quimpertrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Quai d'Auxerrebus 960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
29h 15m
Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cork is to fly which costs €100 - €310 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Cork. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Cork Alfred St via Frankfurt, Rădăuți, Navan Rd Stn and Crampton Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 9h.
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 9m to get from Basel to Cork, including transfers.
Basel to Cork bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Basel to Cork is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 9h.
Basel to Cork bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Cork is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 11:06 PM in Basel and 10:06 PM in Cork.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cork, Ireland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Cork Alfred St via Frankfurt, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Rd Stn, D'Olier Street, and Crampton Quay in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- 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
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- 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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–370
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- €29–200
- 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 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Quai d'Auxerre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- 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
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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