There are 6 ways to get from Durban to Switzerland by plane, train, or bus
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Fly King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUR - ZRH
15h 29mCHF 316–1,020Fly King Shaka International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
20h 41mCHF 277–870Fly King Shaka International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUR - GVA
17h 41mCHF 329–1,029Fly King Shaka International Airport to Basel
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Basel (BSL)plane DUR - BSL
19hCHF 345–1,217Bus to Margate, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Villagebus
- Fly from Margate (MGH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MGH - ZRH
24h 47mCHF 318–1,023Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PZB - ZRH
16h 40mCHF 289–930
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Switzerland is to bus and fly which costs SFr 280 - SFr 950 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Switzerland is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1100.
The distance between Durban and Switzerland is 8905 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Durban to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 1h behind Durban. It is currently 12:34 PM in Durban and 11:34 AM in Switzerland.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Switzerland?
South African Airways, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,000
Flights from Margate to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Basel via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Zurich Airport via Johannesburg, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- 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
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- [email protected]
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–17
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–10
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- CHF 3–10
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- City to City
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