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)ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolo
8h 54mFly Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ORK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolo
12h 4mCHF 68–292Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Swiss Alps
28h 44mFly Cork Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Airolo
12h 2mCHF 118–329Fly Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)ORK - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolo
11h 9mCHF 96–293Fly Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)ORK - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Cadenazzo
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Airolo
13h 3mCHF 126–355Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolo
12h 4m
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 95 - SFr 300 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 11h 9m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 300.
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 415+ 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 44m.
- 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 70–330
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 Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- 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 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 190–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–450
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Cadenazzo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–14
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Cadenazzo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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 7–9
- 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/
Train from Monza to Cadenazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- 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
- 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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