There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Swiss Alps 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 HB to Airolotrain
8h 54mFly Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
14h 24mCHF 67–245Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Swiss Alpscar
28h 50mFly Cork Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
11h 49mFly Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ORK - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
12h 40mCHF 103–315Fly Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ORK - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
11h 5mCHF 85–396Train 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 Airolotrain
11h 57m
Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 250 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 11h 5m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 400.
The distance between Cork and Swiss Alps is 1470 km.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Cork to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
There are 450+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Swiss Alps. 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, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Airolo, walk to Airolo, Stazione, then take the line 110 bus to Gotthard Passhöhe. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Swiss Alps via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 65–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- 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 20–29
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 20–29
- 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
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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