There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Donegal by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
9h 17m€93–218Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Donegalcar
32h 18m€267–412Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane ZRH - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegalbus
11h 23m€175–273Fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane ZRH - LDY
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
10h 27m€101–379Fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane ZRH - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegalbus
10h 37m€105–420Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ZRH - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
12h 14m€176–277Fly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ZRH - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
12h 25m€137–289
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €90 - €220 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 9h 17m and costs €90 - €220.
The distance between Zurich and Donegal is 1485 km.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Zurich to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 6:08 PM in Zurich and 5:08 PM in Donegal.
There are 318+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Donegal. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Zurich to Donegal via Port of Cherbourg and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 32h 18m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via London City, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via London City, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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