There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Zurich by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YOW - ZRH
12h 15mCHF 315–857Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL)plane YOW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
14h 9mCHF 248–893Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YUL - ZRH
11h 51mCHF 317–662Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL)plane YUL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
12h 50mCHF 360–988Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane YOW - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
17h 24mCHF 319–1,042
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 310 - SFr 700 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 11h 51m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 700.
The distance between Ottawa and Zurich is 6156 km.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Ottawa to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 11:14 PM in Ottawa and 5:14 AM in Zurich.
There are 1261+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Zurich, Switzerland?
Air Canada, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Halifax, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- 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 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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