Embassy information
Address and contact details
Embassy of Ireland, Switzerland
P.O. Box 262
CH-3000 Berne 6
Switzerland
2026
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday, 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| Friday, 2 January | St. Berchtold’s Day |
| Friday, 3 April | Good Friday |
| Monday, 6 April | Easter Monday |
| Thursday, 14 May | Ascension Thursday |
| Monday, 25 May | Whit Monday |
| Monday, 1 June | June Bank Holiday (IE) |
| Monday, 3 August | August Bank Holiday (IE) |
| Monday, 26 October | October Bank Holiday (IE) |
| Friday, 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Monday, 28 December | St. Stephen’s Day (in lieu) |
Opening hours
Embassy Services
In order to provide a safe environment for our staff and our visitors, our public office is available by appointment only.
If you would like to contact the Embassy, you may email us at berne@dfa.ie. The inbox is monitored regularly throughout business hours, Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you may call the Embassy at +41 (0) 31 350 03 80 between 09:30 and 12:00, Monday to Friday.
Passport & Visa Office
All those resident in Switzerland, Liechtenstein or Algeria who require a passport must now apply online using the Passport Online Service. If you have any queries relating to a passport application, please contact our Customer Service Hub who will be happy to assist you.
If you are resident in Switzerland or Liechtenstein and you have a query about visas, you may contact the Embassy with all relevant information, and we will respond as soon as possible.
Visa applications from applicants resident in Algeria are handled by the Embassy of Ireland in Abu Dhabi.
Directions to the Embassy
Kirchenfeldstrasse, 68, Bern 3005
To travel to the Embassy by public transport, take the train to Bern and from the main train station, take Tram no. 7 (Direction Ostring) or no. 8 (Direction Saali) to Thunplatz. The stop at Thunplatz is in the middle of a roundabout. The Embassy is located 150m downhill on Kirchenfeldstrasse, on the left hand side of the road. For more information see www.bernmobil.ch or www.sbb.ch.
To travel to the Embassy by car, take the motorway to Bern, leave the motorway at the exit for Bern-Ostring. At the traffic lights, choose the directions of "Zentrum", then follow signs for Lausanne, passing through two roundabouts onto Kirchenfeldstrasse. The Embassy is on the left hand side of the road. There is limited parking in the side streets near the Embassy.