There are 6 ways to get from Guangzhou to Zurich by plane, car, 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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CAN - ZRH
17h 29mCHF 224–757Drive 10,945.9 km
- Drive from Guangzhou to Zurichcar 10,945.9 km
5d 3hCHF 1,823–2,633Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen Northtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HKG - ZRH
17h 56mCHF 272–457Train to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Futian Stationtrain
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SZX - ZRH
20h 5mCHF 271–815Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Basel (BSL)plane CAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
19h 48mCHF 267–843Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
19h 51mCHF 366–712
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guangzhou to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 270 - SFr 460 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Guangzhou to Zurich is to fly which takes 17h 29m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 800.
The distance between Guangzhou and Zurich is 9193 km. The road distance is 10945.9 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Guangzhou to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h behind Guangzhou. It is currently 9:00 PM in Guangzhou and 3:00 PM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Guangzhou to Zurich is 10946 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Guangzhou to Zurich.
There are 1269+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Guangzhou, China and Zurich, Switzerland?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–380
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–7
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- CHF 6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- CHF 9–11
- Business Class Seat
- CHF 13–19
Train from Guangzhou South station to Futian Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- CHF 6–8
- 1st Class Seat
- CHF 10–12
- Business Class Seat
- CHF 14–21
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 6–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- 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 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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