Cheap Flights from Dublin to Zurich

October is when this route usually prices lowest — after the summer rush, before the ski traffic builds. From there the year has a rhythm: fares climb towards Christmas and the December market season, ease off in the new year, then rise again into summer, and the price calendar here covers every month so you can see the shape before you pick. Midweek departures from Dublin tend to undercut Fridays and Sundays. Around St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Christmas, book well ahead; in quieter stretches, watching fares for a couple of weeks often pays as well as booking straight away.

The difference you feel first is what the fare includes: on Aer Lingus, Swiss, Lufthansa, KLM and Scandinavian Airlines a cabin bag is part of the deal, while Vueling, Pegasus and Norwegian sell a leaner ticket and add baggage on top. Some of these carriers fly Dublin–Zurich nonstop; others sell it with a change of plane in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Barcelona or Istanbul, which stretches the day even when it shrinks the price. Emerald Airlines rounds out the list as a regional operator, so check the small operator name on your booking before you assume what a ticket covers.

Zurich Airport is a compact, well-run operation rather than a sprawling hub: walks from gate to exit stay short, and the railway station sits directly beneath the terminals, so the wait between landing and moving is brief. Trains to Zurich Hauptbahnhof are the usual way into the city and run through the day; trams, buses and taxis cover the rest. Two things to watch: Switzerland sits inside Schengen but outside the EU customs area, so you clear passport control here even coming from Ireland, and if your flight lands late, check the last train before you rely on it.

Currency

CHF (Fr)

Power sockets

Type C, J · 230 V

Language

Romansh, Italian, German, French

Emergency number

112, 117, 118

Driving side

right

Calling code

+41

Internet domain

.ch, .swiss

EU / Schengen

Schengen area

Population of Zurich

441 k (2025)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Zurich)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Dublin has one airport and so does Zurich, so the detail to check is any connecting stop a bargain fare slips into the itinerary.
• Baggage is where the low-cost fares bite, so price a checked bag on Vueling, Pegasus or Norwegian against Aer Lingus or Swiss before you choose.
• Ireland sits outside the Schengen area and Switzerland inside it, so expect passport control on arrival and carry a passport that is in date.
• If a cheap fare joins two separate tickets, a delay on the first strand is your problem to solve, so book through on one ticket or leave a wide gap.
• Fares swing with the seasons here, so compare October with the summer and holiday weeks before you fix your dates.