There are 5 ways to get from Akureyri to Zurich by bus, plane, car, car 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.
Bus to Keflavík International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Akureyri - Hof to Ártún Abus
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KEF - ZRH
14h 27mCHF 247–598Fly Akureyri Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Akureyri Airport (AEY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AEY - ZRH
8h 50mCHF 93–323Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Akureyri to Seyðisfjörðurcar
- Take the carferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Zurichcar
2d 15hCHF 346–1,314Bus to Keflavík International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Akureyri - Hof to Ártún Abus
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Basel (BSL)plane KEF - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 42mCHF 233–643Fly Akureyri Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Akureyri Airport (AEY) to Basel (BSL)plane AEY - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
12h 5mCHF 124–368
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Akureyri to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 90 - SFr 330 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Akureyri to Zurich is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 330.
The distance between Akureyri and Zurich is 3109 km.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Akureyri to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 2h ahead of Akureyri. It is currently 4:58 PM in Akureyri and 6:58 PM in Zurich.
There are 1248+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Akureyri, Iceland and Zurich, Switzerland?
easyJet and Swiss fly from Akureyri Airport (AEY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +354 540 2700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Strætó
Bus from Akureyri - Hof to Ártún A
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Strætó
Bus from Akureyri - Hof to Ártún A
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Strætó
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–900
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- CHF 65–270
- Car
- CHF 280–900
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