There are 5 ways to get from Algiers to Zurich by plane, car ferry, bus, 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.
Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ALG - ZRH
7h 35mCHF 144–266Fly to Mulhouse, train
cheapest- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane ALG - MLH
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 49mCHF 110–746Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Algiers to Vieux Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Marseille to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N882
34h 5mCHF 490–525Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Basel (BSL)plane ALG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
10h 34mCHF 110–336Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Algiers to Béjaïabus
- Take the carferry from Bejaia to Vieux Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Zürichbus
38h 38mCHF 479–677
Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Algiers to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 140 - SFr 270 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Algiers to Zurich is to fly and train which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 750.
The distance between Algiers and Zurich is 1311 km.
The best way to get from Algiers to Zurich without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 34h 5m and costs SFr 490 - SFr 530.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Algiers to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Algiers. It is currently 4:16 PM in Algiers and 5:16 PM in Zurich.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Algiers, Algeria and Zurich, Switzerland?
Vueling Airlines, Air Algérie, and Swiss fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–470
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Basel via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–500
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Basel via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–440
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Mulhouse via Constantine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- aslairlines.fr
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- 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 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- [email protected]
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Algiers to Béjaïa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–170
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- [email protected]
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 434
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Bejaia to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 424
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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