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

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

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  1. Fly 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 109–273

  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 6m
    CHF 256–361

  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 Hanover central bus stationbus bus 172
    4. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 22 / ...
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    6. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    23h 51m
    CHF 221–460

  4. Drive  2,198.6 km

    1. Drive from Kristiansand to Zurichcar car 2,198.6 km
    21h 55m
    CHF 394–569

  5. Fly 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
    7h 59m
    CHF 192–439

  6. Car ferry, train, bus, night train

    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 Hanover central bus stationbus bus 172
    4. Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    26h 20m
    CHF 126–300

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain train F5
    2. Take the train from Oslo S to København Htrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from København H to Padborg St.train train Ece / ...
    4. Take the train from Padborg st to Frankfurttrain train 4
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    6. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    28h 7m
    CHF 337–696

Kristiansand to Zurich by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration28h 7mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 337Cheapest 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 two 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, København H, Padborg St., Padborg st, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 28h 7m.

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