There are 6 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 Basel to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)BSL - ORK
7h 21m€82–240Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
24h 57mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)099
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Morlaix
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
35h 52mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)ZRH - ORK
6h 41m€103–256Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)FRA - ORK
7h 44m€154–366Fly Basel to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BSL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
8h 33m€84–229
Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cork is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €100 - €260.
The distance between Basel and Cork is 1255 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cork without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 35h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Basel to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 8:01 AM in Basel and 7:01 AM in Cork.
There are 279+ 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.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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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