There are 5 ways to get from Madison to Zurich by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSN - ZRH
14h 58mCHF 415–1,308Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
18h 24mCHF 265–783Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
14h 18mCHF 273–467Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MKE - ZRH
16h 23mCHF 390–1,232Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
17h 7mCHF 268–937
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Zurich is to bus and fly which costs SFr 270 - SFr 470 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 14h 18m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 470.
The distance between Madison and Zurich is 7159 km.
It takes approximately 14h 58m to get from Madison to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 1:56 PM in Madison and 8:56 PM in Zurich.
There are 1257+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–350
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
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