There are 7 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
8h 36mCHF 98–260Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain
9h 33mCHF 93–253Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Grenchencar
27h 26mFly 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 20mCHF 95–238Fly 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 Südtrain
7h 22mCHF 129–299Bus 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 55mCHF 106–259Train 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 HB to Grenchen Südtrain
9h 27mCHF 110–241
Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Grenchen is to train and fly which costs SFr 90 - SFr 260 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Grenchen is to fly and train which takes 6h 20m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 240.
The distance between Cork and Grenchen is 1318 km.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Cork to Grenchen, including transfers.
Grenchen is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:04 AM in Cork and 7:04 AM in Grenchen.
There are 308+ 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 26m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Grenchen Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Grenchen Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
- 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
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