There are 5 ways to get from Israel to Switzerland by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TLV - GVA
7h 10mCHF 171–321Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TLV - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 45mCHF 119–242Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TLV - ZRH
7h 13mCHF 148–468Fly to Basel
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Basel (BSL)plane TLV - BSL
7h 9mCHF 187–809Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane TLV - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 27mCHF 169–403
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Israel to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 250 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Israel to Switzerland is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 850.
The distance between Israel and Switzerland is 2938 km.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Israel to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 1h behind Israel. It is currently 6:00 AM in Israel and 5:00 AM in Switzerland.
There are 1232+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Israel and Switzerland?
Arkia Israel Airlines, El Al, and two other airlines fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,000
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,000
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–1,200
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Basel via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–300
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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