There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Donegal 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 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 19m€98–228Fly Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- 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 32m€67–219Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Donegalcar
36h 42m€368–730Fly Zurich Airport 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 25m€80–283Fly Zurich Airport 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 29m€106–399Fly Zurich Airport 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 39m€95–390Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
10h 18m€83–257
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Donegal is to fly and train and bus which costs €65 - €220 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 9h 19m and costs €95 - €230.
The distance between Zurich and Donegal is 1485 km.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Zurich to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 9:03 PM in Zurich and 8:03 PM in Donegal.
There are 307+ 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 Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 36h 42m.
- 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
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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
- €80–340
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- 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
- €90–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- 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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