There are 5 ways to get from Kansas City to Zurich by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kansas City to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MCI - ZRH
16h 59mCHF 384–1,307Drive to Manhattan Regional Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Drive from Kansas City to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)car
- Fly from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MHK - ZRH
18h 37mCHF 283–984Fly Kansas City to Basel, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Basel (BSL)plane MCI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
18h 23mCHF 411–1,451Fly Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MCI - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
19h 21mCHF 375–1,307Fly Kansas City to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MCI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
19h 11mCHF 380–1,070
Kansas City (MCI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Zurich is to drive and fly which costs SFr 280 - SFr 1000 and takes 18h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Zurich is to fly which takes 16h 59m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 1400.
The distance between Kansas City and Zurich is 7803 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Kansas City to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 4:59 PM in Kansas City and 10:59 PM in Zurich.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
Southwest Airlines, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,700
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Basel via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,700
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Kansas City to Zurich Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Zurich Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Kansas City to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Kansas City to Frankfurt via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–900
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- 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 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- 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 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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