There are 10 ways to get from Kirkenes to Zurich by bus, plane, car, train, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ivalo, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inaribus
- Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IVL - ZRH
10h 28mCHF 558–1,183Bus to Vadsø Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Vadsø lufthavnbus
- Fly from Vadsø Airport (VDS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VDS - ZRH
17h 2mCHF 106–366Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Kirkenes to Zapolyarnycar
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus 211
- Take the train from Murmansk to Minsk Pastrain
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Braunschweigbus
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
3d 5hCHF 408–794Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Ålesundcarferry Hur
- Take the bus from Skateflukaia to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Zürich HBtrain 12N
6d 5hCHF 841–1,775Drive 3,475.4 km
- Drive from Kirkenes to Zurichcar 3,475.4 km
38h 16mCHF 621–897Fly Kirkenes Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KKN - ZRH
8h 40mCHF 148–461Fly Kirkenes Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane KKN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
13h 45mCHF 190–488Fly Kirkenes Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Basel (BSL)plane KKN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
14h 9mCHF 150–422Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Ålesundcarferry Hur
- Take the bus from Skateflukaia to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubicebus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquaibus
6d 11hCHF 761–1,695Drive, car train
- Drive from Kirkenes to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
41h 34mCHF 580–819
Kirkenes to Zurich by car ferry, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to Zurich is to bus and fly which costs SFr 100 - SFr 370 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to Zurich is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 470.
The distance between Kirkenes and Zurich is 2837 km. The road distance is 3475.4 km.
The best way to get from Kirkenes to Zurich without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 6 days 5h and costs SFr 800 - SFr 1800.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Kirkenes to Zurich, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kirkenes to Zurich is 3475 km. It takes approximately 38h 16m to drive from Kirkenes to Zurich.
There are 1261+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Zurich, Switzerland?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ivalo to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–500
Flights from Ivalo to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Zurich Airport via Ivalo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Basel via Ivalo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Basel via Alta, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Murmansk to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–208
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- CHF 120–140
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- CHF 208
- 1nd Class (SW)
- CHF 390–450
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes to Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–370
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Ålesund
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–1,200
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Ålesund
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–1,200
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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