There are 7 ways to get from Almaty to Zurich by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ALA - ZRH
13h 12mCHF 268–480Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
5d 9hCHF 477–1,214Drive 6,361.7 km
- Drive from Almaty to Zurichcar 6,361.7 km
3d 1hCHF 1,037–1,497Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Basel (BSL)plane ALA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 12mCHF 305–512Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ALA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
15h 18mCHF 299–549Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ALA - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
17h 13mCHF 347–649Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ALA - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain
18h 48mCHF 298–761
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 260 - SFr 480 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 12m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 480.
The distance between Almaty and Zurich is 5215 km. The road distance is 6361.7 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Zurich without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 9h and costs SFr 470 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Almaty to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 5:18 AM in Almaty and 2:18 AM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Zurich is 6362 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Almaty to Zurich.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Zurich, Switzerland?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Basel via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Basel via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–480
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–600
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–360
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- CHF 190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- CHF 260–360
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 150–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.com.ru
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 59
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 56
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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