There are 7 ways to get from Bern to Ireland by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
6h 33m€82–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
29h 9m€227–390Train, 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
47hTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
6h 32m€111–247Train 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 32m€100–260Train 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 23m€106–235Train, 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
Basel (BSL) 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 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €110 - €250.
The distance between Bern and Ireland is 1301 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 47h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Bern to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 9:31 AM in Bern and 8:31 AM in Ireland.
There are 1075+ 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 Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 16, take the line 726 bus to Red Cow Luas, walk to Red Cow, then take the vehicle to Tallaght. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bern to Dublin via Port of Cherbourg and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 29h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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
- €55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €30–60
- 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
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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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