There are 9 ways to get from Pilsen to Zurich by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Plzeň to Zurichbus
7h 20mCHF 48–53Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
8h 24mCHF 38–96Train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthurtrain Ec
9h 17mCHF 120–218Drive 542.6 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Zurichcar 542.6 km
6h 14mCHF 91–131Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
5h 7mCHF 81–208Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
6h 38mCHF 148–326Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 21mCHF 88–272Bus to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresdenbus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
6h 27mCHF 158–402Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 57mCHF 205–440
Pilsen to Zurich by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 48 - SFr 53 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plzeň and arriving at Zurich. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Pilsen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via München Hbf, St. Margrethen SG and Winterthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
The distance between Pilsen and Zurich is 566 km. The road distance is 542.6 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 7h 20m and costs SFr 48 - SFr 53.
The bus from Plzeň to Zurich takes 7h 20m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Pilsen to Zurich bus services, operated by Nobless Line, depart from Plzeň station.
Pilsen to Zurich train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus which takes 7h 20m and costs SFr 48 - SFr 53. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 220 and takes 9h 17m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Nobless Line operates a bus from Plzeň to Zurich once daily. Tickets cost CHF 87 and the journey takes 7h 20m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Zürich Stadelhofen via Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, St. Margrethen SG, and Winterthur in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–21
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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)
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 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 16–20
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- [email protected]
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 87
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 48–53
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–24
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Pilsen to Zurich bus services, operated by Nobless Line, arrive at Zurich station.
Pilsen to Zurich train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Zurich is 543 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Pilsen to Zurich.
Book your Pilsen to Zurich train tickets online with Omio.
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