There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) by plane, train, bus, night train, rideshare, or car
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Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
3h 36mCHF 123–326Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
4h 56mCHF 73–302Fly Dresden Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Basel (BSL)plane DRS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 42mCHF 118–411Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
10h 37mCHF 182–844Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
10h 51mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
5h 32mTrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
12h 31mCHF 188–335Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
12h 16mCHF 179–327Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Zurich-ZRH650.2 km
7h 4mDrive 650.2 km
- Drive from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH)car 650.2 km
7h 4mCHF 105–152
Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is to train and fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 310 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) station. However, there are services departing from Dresden and arriving at Zürich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH). However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zürich Flughafen via Frankfurt, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Dresden and Zurich Airport (ZRH) is 571 km. The road distance is 650.2 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 37m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 850.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH), including transfers.
Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Dresden station.
Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 850 and takes 10h 37m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 10h 51m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland?
Swiss and Lufthansa fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Zürich Flughafen via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–330
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–320
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Dresden to Zurich-ZRH
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is 650 km. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Dresden to Zurich Airport (ZRH).
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