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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 6 ways to get from Kristiansand to Zurich by plane, car ferry, car, car train, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane KRS - ZRH
    6h 40m
    CHF 110–274

  2. Fly to Basel, train

    cheapest
    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 105–374

  3. 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 261–361

  4. 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
    29h 57m
    CHF 266–445

  5. Drive  2,197 km

    1. Drive from Kristiansand to Zurichcar car 2,197 km
    21h 50m
    CHF 395–570

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain train F5
    2. Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    5. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    29h 10m
    CHF 503–767

Kristiansand to Zurich by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration29h 10mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 503Cheapest 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, Göteborg Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 29h 10m.

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