There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Switzerland by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
15h 21mCHF 251–440Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SHA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
19h 1mCHF 186–558Drive 10,702.4 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Zurichcar 10,702.4 km
5d 2hCHF 1,749–2,526Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
15h 38mCHF 344–623Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
17h 36mCHF 238–667Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL)plane PVG - BSL
18h 7mCHF 330–811Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 18mCHF 302–564Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
18h 15mCHF 321–696Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PVG - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
19h 34mCHF 333–757
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 250 - SFr 440 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Switzerland is to fly which takes 15h 21m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 440.
The distance between Shanghai and Switzerland is 9081 km. The road distance is 10702.4 km.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Shanghai to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:11 PM in Shanghai and 6:11 AM in Switzerland.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Switzerland is 10702 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Shanghai to Switzerland.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–480
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 40–75
- 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
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