There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
5h 33m€80–200Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
6h 32m€65–229Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
34h 6m€333–675Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Rennes Place de la Garebus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
46h 20mFly Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
5h 34m€81–224Fly Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ZRH - SNN
7h 50m€138–294
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ireland is to fly which costs €80 - €230 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs €80 - €200.
The distance between Zurich and Ireland is 1265 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ireland without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 46h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Zurich to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 3:58 AM in Zurich and 2:58 AM in Ireland.
There are 1066+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Swiss, and British Airways fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 5 times a day.
- 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 Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- 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 Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Rennes Place de la Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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