There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Castlebar by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)ZRH - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Castlebar
9h 1m€174–439Fly Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)ZRH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebar
9h 16m€93–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Castlebar
36h 35m€359–716Fly Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)ZRH - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galway
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Castlebar
10h 51m€137–312Train to Basel, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)BSL - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Castlebar
12h 5m€94–278Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BSL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebar
10h 16m€108–279
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Castlebar is to train and fly and bus which costs €90 - €280 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Castlebar is to fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs €170 - €440.
The distance between Zurich and Castlebar is 1476 km.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Zurich to Castlebar, including transfers.
Castlebar is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 12:50 PM in Zurich and 11:50 AM in Castlebar.
There are 204+ hotels available in Castlebar.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Castlebar, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Castlebar. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland West Airport, then take the bus to Castlebar. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Zurich to Castlebar via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 36h 35m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Basel to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Basel to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Basel to Ireland West Airport Knock via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Basel to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €21–30
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from ATU Galway to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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