There are 10 ways to get from Covilhã to Zurich by bus, towncar, plane, train, 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.
Bus, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guardabus
- Take a town car from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OPO - ZRH
8h 25mCHF 285–386Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Terminal Rodoviário de Macedo de Cavaleirosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Macedo de Cavaleiros to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
32h 44mCHF 92–139Bus, train via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
18h 45mDrive 1,782.9 km
- Drive from Covilhã to Zurichcar 1,782.9 km
18h 12mCHF 342–494Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Covilha to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIS - ZRH
8h 59mCHF 96–307Bus, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guardabus
- Take a town car from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Basel (BSL)plane OPO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
9h 39mCHF 325–556Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Covilha to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL)plane LIS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
10h 3mCHF 126–347Bus, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guardabus
- Take a town car from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane OPO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
11h 34mCHF 362–620Bus, train
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Bayonne - Quai de Lessepsbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
19h 35mBus
- Take the bus from Covilha to Vilar Formosobus FlixBus N1155
- Take the bus from Vilar Formoso to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1156
31h 15mCHF 167–250
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Covilhã to Zurich is to bus via Lyon which costs SFr 90 - SFr 140 and takes 32h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Covilhã to Zurich is to bus and towncar and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 390.
No, there is no direct bus from Covilhã to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Covilha and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Vilar Formoso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Covilhã and Zurich is 1794 km. The road distance is 1782.9 km.
The best way to get from Covilhã to Zurich without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 18h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Covilhã to Zurich, including transfers.
Covilhã to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Covilha station.
Covilhã to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vilar Formoso station.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Covilhã. It is currently 9:54 PM in Covilhã and 10:54 PM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Covilhã to Zurich is 1783 km. It takes approximately 18h 12m to drive from Covilhã to Zurich.
What companies run services between Covilhã, Portugal and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Covilha to Zurich Bus Station via Vilar Formoso in around 31h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Covilha to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Covilha to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- 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 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Terminal Rodoviário de Macedo de Cavaleiros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Covilha to Vilar Formoso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilar Formoso to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Central de Camionagem da Covilhã to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Macedo de Cavaleiros to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–75
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 235
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 235
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 235
- Website
- VM Transfers
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