There are 6 ways to get from Minneapolis to Zurich by plane 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 to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSP - ZRH
13h 42mCHF 386–709Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Basel (BSL)plane MSP - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 1mCHF 453–853Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MSP - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
17h 6mCHF 483–1,010Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSP - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
16h 56mCHF 497–902Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MSP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
18h 9mCHF 407–754Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MSP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 50mCHF 392–822
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 380 - SFr 750 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 42m and costs SFr 380 - SFr 750.
The distance between Minneapolis and Zurich is 7256 km.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Minneapolis to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 5:52 PM in Minneapolis and 11:52 PM in Zurich.
There are 1233+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
Air France, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–650
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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