There are 6 ways to get from Detroit to Zurich by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DTW - ZRH
13h 29mCHF 315–1,208Fly Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YQG - ZRH
16h 25mCHF 379–1,112Fly Detroit to Basel, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL)plane DTW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 13mCHF 380–1,448Train to London International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Windsor to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YXU - ZRH
16h 59mCHF 507–1,551Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YYZ - ZRH
15h 23mCHF 369–877Fly Detroit to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DTW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 53mCHF 354–1,242
Detroit (DTW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 360 - SFr 900 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1300.
The distance between Detroit and Zurich is 6878 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Detroit to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 8:54 PM in Detroit and 2:54 AM in Zurich.
There are 1226+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
Delta, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
Flights from Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from London International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from London International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
Flights from London International Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Zurich Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from London International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Detroit to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–490
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Detroit to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
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)
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 26–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 29–85
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 45–120
- Business
- CHF 75–160
- Business Plus
- CHF 85–170
- Economy
- CHF 50–130
- Economy Plus
- CHF 60–130
- 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 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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