There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Basel by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)DUB - BSL
5h 18mCHF 55–186Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
28h 15mCHF 169–325Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
44h 39mFly Cork Airport to Basel
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)ORK - BSL
6h 25mCHF 76–219Fly Shannon Airport to Basel
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)SNN - BSL
7h 37mCHF 77–192Fly Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 32mCHF 80–220Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Take the train from Rennes to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
32h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Basel
33h 4mCHF 294–604
Ireland to Basel by tram, foot, ferry, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 190 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 190.
The distance between Ireland and Basel is 1198 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Basel without a car is to ferry and train which takes 28h 15m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Ireland to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 10:08 PM in Ireland and 11:08 PM in Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
Ryanair, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
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 Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- swiss.com
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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 200–950
- On Foot
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–419
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 419
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