There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh 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 Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RUH - ZRH
10h 9mCHF 125–389Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Basel (BSL)plane RUH - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
13h 28mCHF 177–590Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RUH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
13h 43mCHF 267–424Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RUH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
14h 27mCHF 167–376
Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 120 - SFr 390 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Zurich is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 390.
The distance between Riyadh and Zurich is 4227 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Riyadh to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h behind Riyadh. It is currently 6:13 PM in Riyadh and 5:13 PM in Zurich.
There are 1267+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Saudia, Royal Jordanian, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–470
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–450
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–460
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–450
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–460
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–450
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–500
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–390
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
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