There are 6 ways to get from Kristiansand to Zurich by plane, car ferry, car, car train, train, or night train
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KRS - ZRH
6h 41mCHF 109–348Car ferry, drive, car train
- Take the car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
19h 56mCHF 225–365Train
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
27h 23mCHF 496–1,337Train, night train
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
32h 28mCHF 286–517Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Basel (BSL)plane KRS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 50mCHF 193–484Drive 2,197 km
- Drive from Kristiansand to Zurichcar 2,197 km
21h 51mCHF 385–556
Kristiansand to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 100 - SFr 350 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Zurich is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 350.
No, there is no direct train from Kristiansand to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand stasjon and arriving at Zürich HB via Oslo S, Malmö Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 23m.
The distance between Kristiansand and Zurich is 1226 km. The road distance is 2197 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 27h 23m and costs SFr 490 - SFr 1400.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Kristiansand to Zurich, including transfers.
Kristiansand to Zurich train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, depart from Kristiansand stasjon station.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Zurich is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 490 - SFr 1400 and takes 27h 23m.
Kristiansand to Zurich train services, operated by Go-Ahead Nordic, arrive at Oslo S station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kristiansand to Zurich is 2197 km. It takes approximately 21h 51m to drive from Kristiansand to Zurich.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Zurich, Switzerland?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Zürich HB via Oslo S, Malmö, Centralstation, Malmö Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 27h 23m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Bergen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel via Bergen, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 75–90
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 50–60
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–95
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- CHF 95
- No Car
- CHF 34
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