There are 6 ways to get from Galway to Zurich by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
8h 42mCHF 99–353Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NOC - ZRH
8h 53mCHF 74–273Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zurichcar
36h 11mCHF 581–839Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
8h 8mCHF 112–277Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
10h 21mCHF 125–367Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
8h 13mCHF 80–243
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 250 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 280.
The distance between Galway and Zurich is 1476 km.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Galway to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 4:35 PM in Galway and 5:35 PM in Zurich.
There are 1244+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Zurich, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Zurich. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Zürich Stadelhofen. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Zurich via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 36h 11m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–600
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 427
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