There are 7 ways to get from Bern to Ireland by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or 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
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
6h 35m€110–248Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
6h 36m€82–242Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
34h 25m€329–669Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Rennes Place de la Garebus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
47h 2mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GVA - DUB
7h 35m€104–250Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GVA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
9h 18m€105–266Train, bus, ferry via Geneva
- Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
42h 54m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €110 - €250.
The distance between Bern and Ireland is 1380 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 47h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Bern to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 7:31 AM in Bern and 6:31 AM in Ireland.
There are 1069+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bern to Dublin via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 34h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Rennes Place de la Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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