Hi, all

I have the opportunity to visit a friend for two days in Cork, but the only flights I am finding leave Zurich and/or land in Dublin, which takes a lot of extra time on a train, essentially cutting a quarter of my time away from the trip. Are there airlines that actually fly into Cork or Shannon from Geneva, and I am just not having any luck finding them?

I did do a search of the forums, and found a post from a few years ago, but there wasn't much info there, plus it is outdated now.

Any help would be appreciated. Oh, and the trip would be Sept 11-13, so I need to find options quickly. Thank you in advance.

I tried Geneva - Cork on Ebookers.ch and got some results.

Thanks, but perhaps I should have been more specific. I am looking for direct flights. I am able to find some flights that have layovers in London, and the total flight time is around 23-25 hours. Clearly, for a two-day trip, these options are not feasible.

Any other suggestions out there?

You can't fly direct to Cork or Shannon. Your best bet is to fly direct from Geneva to Dublin and then travel onward from there to Cork.

Yes, unfortunately there is no direct flights to Cork from Switzerland. There is a Cork-Geneva flight during the ski season but obviously does not help you for September. I think flights from Dublin to cork no longer run either, but there is quite a good express bus service from Dublin airport to Cork city centre - (aircoach.ie - regular, free wireless, comfortable enough), it still takes about 3 and a half hours each way so it is a lot of travel time for just the weekend..

Thank you for the feedback, everyone. I was afraid that I was going to be out of luck, and you have confirmed it for me. Looks like I will have to be content hanging out in Ireland for a longer period of time. What a pity.

Try www.hipmunk.com - I've found it to be good for showing quickest routes/cheapest price for journeys that require connections. A quick search shows a 5hr 25min route changing at Amsterdam. Not cheap though...