There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Grenchen by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Cork Airport to Basel, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain
9h 2mCHF 93–255Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Grenchencar
27h 25mCHF 227–404Fly Cork Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Grenchen Südtrain
6h 21mCHF 107–360Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain
10h 56mCHF 121–263Fly 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 Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Grenchen Nordtrain
7h 29mCHF 118–405
Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Grenchen is to fly and train which costs SFr 90 - SFr 260 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Grenchen is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 360.
The distance between Cork and Grenchen is 1318 km.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Cork to Grenchen, including transfers.
Grenchen is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 3:46 AM in Cork and 4:46 AM in Grenchen.
There are 123+ hotels available in Grenchen.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Grenchen, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Grenchen. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Grenchen Nord. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Grenchen via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 27h 25m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- 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 60–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Grenchen Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/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
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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