There are 7 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 59mCHF 414–658Fly Foshan Shadi Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FUO - ZRH
21h 20mCHF 259–770Drive 10,938.9 km
- Drive from Guangzhou to Zurichcar 10,938.9 km
5d 3hCHF 2,099–3,031Train 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
18h 31mCHF 282–427Fly 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
20h 18mCHF 278–898Train 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 10mCHF 281–865Fly 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
20h 18mCHF 392–632
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 280 - SFr 430 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Guangzhou to Zurich is to fly which takes 17h 59m and costs SFr 410 - SFr 700.
The distance between Guangzhou and Zurich is 9193 km. The road distance is 10938.9 km.
It takes approximately 17h 59m to get from Guangzhou to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 7h behind Guangzhou. It is currently 1:45 PM in Guangzhou and 6:45 AM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Guangzhou to Zurich is 10939 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Guangzhou to Zurich.
There are 1227+ 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–370
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–370
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–370
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Zurich Airport via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–850
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Zurich Airport via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- 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 6–7
- 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 6–11
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 6–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 8–11
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 26–45
- 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 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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