There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Cork by train, plane, car, or car ferry
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 Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ZRH - ORK
6h 6m€137–329Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
9h 16m€127–319Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
25h 26m€317–407Train to Basel, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BSL - ORK
8h 8m€129–346Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GVA - ORK
7h 24m€154–397
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Cork is to train and fly which costs €120 - €320 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Cork is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €130 - €330.
The distance between Bern and Cork is 1454 km.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Bern to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 8:58 PM in Bern and 7:58 PM in Cork.
There are 311+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Cork. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Cork Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bern to Cork via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 25h 26m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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