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 40–85Train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HBtrain Ec
9h 58mCHF 136–384Drive 542.6 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Zurichcar 542.6 km
6h 12mCHF 89–128Bus 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 91–215Bus, train
- 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 46–140Train 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 45mCHF 155–369Bus 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 100–312Bus 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 22mTrain 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 59mCHF 194–486
Pilsen to Zurich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 85 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 90 - SFr 220.
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 HB via München Hbf, Lindau-Reutin and St. Margrethen SG. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
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 40 - SFr 85.
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 40 - SFr 85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 390 and takes 9h 58m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Nobless Line operates a bus from Plzeň to Zurich once daily. Tickets cost CHF 81 and the journey takes 7h 20m. Four other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Zürich HB via Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Lindau-Reutin, and St. Margrethen SG in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–410
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 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 81
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
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 12m to drive from Pilsen to Zurich.
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