There are 6 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 Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
6h 17m€147–424Train 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 30m€113–348Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
29h 29m€319–1,080Train, bus, ferry
- 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 5mTrain 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 23m€120–352Train 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 36m€144–402
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €110 - €350 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €140 - €430.
The distance between Bern and Ireland is 1454 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 42h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Bern to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 6:11 PM in Bern and 5:11 PM in Ireland.
There are 1249+ 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 Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bern to Dublin via Port of Cherbourg and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 29h 29m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- 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
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- 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
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +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
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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