There are 10 ways to get from Swiss Alps to Ireland by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
8h 48m€119–277Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MXP - DUB
9h 59m€58–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Swiss Alps to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
30h 25m€279–520Train, bus
- Take the train from Airolo to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train S50
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 8h€118–437Train, train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Arth-Goldautrain
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
10h 9m€102–366Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Cadenazzotrain
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LIN - DUB
10h 37m€119–367Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BGY - DUB
10h 46m€86–416Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Andermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GVA - DUB
11h 33m€176–486Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Andermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GVA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
13h 10m€197–492Train, bus via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 10h
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swiss Alps to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €55 - €250 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Swiss Alps to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €110 - €280.
The distance between Swiss Alps and Ireland is 1398 km.
The best way to get from Swiss Alps to Ireland without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs €110 - €440.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Swiss Alps to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1149+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Swiss Alps to Ireland. However, you can take the line 110 bus to Airolo, Stazione, walk to Airolo, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Swiss Alps to Dublin via Port of Cherbourg and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Cadenazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Airolo to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Cadenazzo to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Cadenazzo to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Andermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €40–50
- 1st Class Ticket
- €70–90
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Andermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Padova to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Nuremberg to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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