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 Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
10h 8m€144–377Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
10h 15m€137–363Drive, 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 11m€354–1,135Train to Zurich Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- 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€148–481Train to Basel, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane BSL - LDY
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
12h 30m€176–687Train 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 Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
11h 20m€163–416Train 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€176–763
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 €130 - €370 and takes 10h 15m.
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 2:48 AM in Bern and 1:48 AM in Donegal.
There are 365+ 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 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 11m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Basel to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- 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
- €85–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- 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 Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from 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/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €17–24
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €17–24
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
- 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
- €160–850
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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