There are 7 ways to get from Almaty to Zurich by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ALA - ZRH
13h 12mCHF 263–501Train, 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 472–1,178Drive 6,361.7 km
- Drive from Almaty to Zurichcar 6,361.7 km
3d 1hCHF 1,039–1,500Fly 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 11mCHF 302–504Fly 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 8mCHF 348–653Fly 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 44mCHF 332–459Fly 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 Winterthurtrain
18h 52mCHF 279–765
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 500 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 500.
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 1200.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Almaty to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 4:08 AM in Almaty and 1:08 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 1257+ 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 240–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- 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 Munich International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–750
- 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 190–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
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 210–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- 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 210–800
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 220–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Munich International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- 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 260–850
- 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
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–370
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- CHF 190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- CHF 260–370
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 140–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- 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 29–90
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- 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 110–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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