There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Zurich 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 Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
4h 57mCHF 71–183Fly Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
5h 26mCHF 70–180Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
30h 12mCHF 196–277Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Zurich Limmatstrassebus
46h 14mFly Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
7h 20mCHF 102–265Fly Dublin Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 50mCHF 71–217Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zurichcar
33h 59mCHF 293–623
Ireland to Zurich by tram, foot, ferry, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Zurich is to fly and train which costs SFr 70 - SFr 220 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Zurich is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 190.
The distance between Ireland and Zurich is 1338 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Zurich without a car is to ferry and train which takes 30h 12m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Ireland to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:03 AM in Ireland and 2:03 AM in Zurich.
There are 1220+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Ireland and Zurich, Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air and KLM fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) once daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
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 45–260
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
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 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- 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 Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- 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 Zurich Limmatstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- 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
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–75
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 190–900
- On Foot
- CHF 60–75
- 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 160–411
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 411
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