There are 5 ways to get from Seattle 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SEA - ZRH
16h 1mCHF 339–817Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
17h 31mCHF 295–1,041Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LKE - ZRH
19h 21mCHF 316–1,114Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SEA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
17h 55mCHF 404–1,260Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SEA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain
19h 30mCHF 301–1,129
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 330 - SFr 850 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Zurich is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 850.
The distance between Seattle and Zurich is 8479 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Seattle to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 12:09 PM in Seattle and 9:09 PM in Zurich.
There are 1253+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
Delta, KLM, and eight other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- 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 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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