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How to get fromKristiansand to Zurichby plane, car ferry, car, car train, train, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Kristiansand to Zurich by plane, car ferry, car, car train, train, or bus

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  1. Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Zurich Airport

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    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane KRS - ZRH
    6h 40m
    CHF 109–334

  2. Car ferry, drive, car train

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    3. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    4. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar car
    19h 55m
    CHF 274–386

  3. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train train 76
    3. Take the bus from Aalborg to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus bus 353
    4. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Zürich HBtrain train 12N
    30h 32m
    CHF 261–434

  4. Drive  2,197.5 km

    1. Drive from Kristiansand to Zurichcar car 2,197.5 km
    21h 50m
    CHF 494–713

  5. Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane KRS - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    8h 4m
    CHF 183–384

  6. Train to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjontrain train
    2. Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane SVG - ZRH
    10h 22m
    CHF 152–369

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain train F5
    2. Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö Ctrain train 083
    3. Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    5. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    27h 23m
    CHF 473–671

Kristiansand to Zurich by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration27h 23mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 473Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,225.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 40m

What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Zurich, Switzerland?

Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kristiansand stasjon to Zürich HB via Oslo S, Malmö C, Malmö Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 27h 23m.

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