There are 7 ways to get from Canada to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL)plane YUL - BSL
10h 9mCHF 315–706Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YYZ - ZRH
10h 56mCHF 278–771Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YUL - GVA
10h 20mCHF 309–718Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YUL - ZRH
10h 39mCHF 295–428Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane YUL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
12h 25mCHF 287–609Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane YUL - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
13h 8mCHF 313–762Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YUL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
13h 16mCHF 383–866
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canada to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 290 - SFr 430 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Canada to Switzerland is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 750.
The distance between Canada and Switzerland is 5943 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Canada to Switzerland, including transfers.
There are 1257+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Canada and Switzerland?
Air Transat, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- 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
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