There are 9 ways to get from Portovenere to Zurich by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, ferry, train, or plane
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Train via Milan
best- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain Ic2 / ...
7h 51mCHF 125–210Line 02 ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Portovenere to La Speziaferry 02
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
9h 24mCHF 72–131Bus
- Take the bus from La Spezia to Milanbus N1508 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquaibus
8h 56mCHF 78–108Drive 515.1 km
- Drive from Portovenere to Zurichcar 515.1 km
5h 41mCHF 86–125Line 02 ferry, train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Portovenere to La Speziaferry
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
8h 9mCHF 126–362Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
10h 17mCHF 93–145Train via Camorino
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Monzatrain
- Take the train from Monza to Cadenazzotrain
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Zürich HBtrain
12h 16mCHF 76–109Line 02 ferry, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Portovenere to La Speziaferry
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
8h 51mCHF 118–425Line 02 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Portovenere to La Speziaferry
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
9h 53mCHF 110–263
Portovenere to Zurich by ferry, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portovenere to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 110 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Portovenere to Zurich is to drive which takes 5h 41m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct bus from Portovenere to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Portovenere and arriving at ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai via La Spezia, Assago-Milanofiori M2 and Milano - Famagosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Portovenere to Zurich. However, there are services departing from La Spezia Centrale and arriving at Zürich HB via Milano Centrale and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 51m.
The distance between Portovenere and Zurich is 492 km. The road distance is 515.1 km.
The best way to get from Portovenere to Zurich without a car is to train via Milan which takes 7h 51m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Portovenere to Zurich, including transfers.
Portovenere to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Spezia station.
Portovenere to Zurich train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from La Spezia Centrale station.
The best way to get from Portovenere to Zurich is to train via Milan which takes 7h 51m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 110 and takes 8h 56m.
What companies run services between Portovenere, Italy and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Portovenere to Zürich HB via La Spezia Centrale, Milano Centrale, and Lugano in around 7h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Portovenere to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai via La Spezia - Questura, La Spezia, Assago-Milanofiori M2, Milan - Famagosta, and Milano - Famagosta in around 8h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–490
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–490
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–50
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–140
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–130
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–18
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Cadenazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Cadenazzo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Spezia to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–75
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0187732987
- [email protected]
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
Ferry from Portovenere to La Spezia
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
Ferry from Portovenere to La Spezia
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
Ferry from Portovenere to La Spezia
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
Ferry from Portovenere to La Spezia
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
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Booking & Getting There
Portovenere to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Portovenere to Zurich train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portovenere to Zurich is 515 km. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Portovenere to Zurich.
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