There are 7 ways to get from Bern to Donegal by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
10h 8m€142–371Train to Zurich Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane ZRH - LDY
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
11h 18m€140–482Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Donegalcar
32h 15m€300–1,029Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GVA - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
11h 20m€145–387Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane ZRH - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegalbus
11h 28m€166–697Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane GVA - LDY
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
12h 35m€148–498Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ZRH - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
13h 16m€186–382
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Donegal is to train and fly and bus which costs €140 - €390 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Donegal is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 8m and costs €140 - €380.
The distance between Bern and Donegal is 1600 km.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Bern to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 6:12 AM in Bern and 5:12 AM in Donegal.
There are 353+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Donegal. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bern to Donegal via Port of Cherbourg and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 32h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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