There are 9 ways to get from China to Switzerland by plane, car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PEK - GVA
14h 6mCHF 329–770Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TFU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
16h 53mCHF 236–710Drive 9,712.2 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Zurichcar 9,712.2 km
4d 14hCHF 1,619–2,339Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Basel (BSL)plane PEK - BSL
15h 40mCHF 255–758Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PEK - ZRH
15h 34mCHF 385–810Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PEK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
16h 1mCHF 307–961Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PKX - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
16h 17mCHF 309–663Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PEK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
16h 31mCHF 363–928Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PKX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
16h 57mCHF 335–780
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Switzerland is to train and fly which costs SFr 300 - SFr 700 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from China to Switzerland is to fly which takes 14h 6m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 800.
The distance between China and Switzerland is 8239 km. The road distance is 9712.2 km.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from China to Switzerland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between China to Switzerland is 9712 km. It takes approximately 4 days 14h to drive from China to Switzerland.
There are 1270+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between China and Switzerland?
Air China and Swiss fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,000
- 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
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- 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)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- 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)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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