There are 8 ways to get from California to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SFO - ZRH
14h 13mCHF 293–503Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAX - ZRH
14h 8mCHF 300–473Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Basel (BSL)plane LAX - BSL
16h 24mCHF 459–765Fly San Francisco International Airport to Basel
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Basel (BSL)plane SFO - BSL
16h 4mCHF 442–1,115Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LAX - GVA
16h 15mCHF 333–827Fly San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SFO - GVA
16h 5mCHF 346–927Fly San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SFO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
17h 6mCHF 300–785Fly San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SFO - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
18h 39mCHF 316–691
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 290 - SFr 550 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from California to Switzerland is to fly which takes 14h 8m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 480.
The distance between California and Switzerland is 9429 km.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from California to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 9h ahead of California. It is currently 4:10 PM in California and 1:10 AM in Switzerland.
There are 1252+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between California, USA and Switzerland?
Swiss, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Train operators
- 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 55–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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