There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Bern by plane, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Cork Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 4mCHF 129–365Fly Cork Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
10h 33mCHF 102–355Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Berncar
27h 32mCHF 217–393Fly Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORK - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 22mCHF 119–385Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
9h 8mCHF 127–340
Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 360 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 370.
The distance between Cork and Bern is 1453 km.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Cork to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 3:36 PM in Cork and 4:36 PM in Bern.
There are 366+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Bern. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Bern via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 27h 32m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–29
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 21–29
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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