There are 10 ways to get from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
12h 22mCHF 131–294Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
9h 18mCHF 61–239Bus, train
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N831
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Altdorf URtrain Ic2
17h 28mCHF 93–138Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain Ir46
15h 20mCHF 129–238Drive 892 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Swiss Alpscar 892 km
8h 46mCHF 152–220Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain Ir46
16h 6mCHF 129–238Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
8hCHF 152–344Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
9h 10mCHF 155–377Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
9h 21mCHF 96–329Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AMS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain
10h 49mCHF 179–416
Amsterdam to Swiss Alps by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps is to bus and train which costs SFr 90 - SFr 140 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 8h and costs SFr 150 - SFr 350.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Airolo via Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 22m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Swiss Alps is 961 km. The road distance is 892 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 12h 22m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Swiss Alps train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
Amsterdam to Swiss Alps train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Swiss Alps is 892 km. It takes approximately 8h 46m to drive from Amsterdam to Swiss Alps.
There are 470+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Gotthard Passhöhe via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 12h 22m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
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