There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Basel by plane, car ferry, car, train, 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.
Fly Cork Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)ORK - BSL
6h 25mCHF 76–219Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Basel
26h 57mFly Cork Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 4mCHF 96–233Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)SNN - BSL
9h 19mCHF 89–208Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)DUB - BSL
8hCHF 76–212Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin HeustonIc / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
31h 9mCHF 190–354
Cork to Basel by train, tram, foot, ferry, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 220 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 240.
The distance between Cork and Basel is 1256 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 9m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 360.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Cork to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:21 AM in Cork and 6:21 AM in Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and British Airways fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 200–950
- On Foot
- CHF 65–80
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