There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Bern by plane, train, ferry, 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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
6h 34mCHF 88–237Fly Dublin Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
7h 6mCHF 80–232Ferry, bus, train via Strasbourg
- 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
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
33h 48mFerry, bus, train
- 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
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
46h 18mFly Cork Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)ORK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
8h 13mCHF 101–265Fly Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)DUB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
7h 59mCHF 93–237Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BFS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
9h 25mCHF 101–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bern
34h 20mCHF 304–624Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare EuroportIc
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bern
43h 8mCHF 236–564
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 240 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
The distance between Ireland and Bern is 1390 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Bern without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 33h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Ireland to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 10:33 PM in Ireland and 11:33 PM in Bern.
There are 331+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Ireland and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Bern. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Spencer Dock to Bern via The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Cherbourg, Cherbourg-Gare, Rennes-Gare Routiere, Rennes, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 33h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- 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
- 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
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
- 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
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 8–12
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 170–418
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 418
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