There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Zurich by plane, car, 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
15h 41mCHF 260–464Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL)plane PVG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
19h 20mCHF 245–699Drive 10,701.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Zurichcar 10,701.2 km
5d 1hCHF 1,779–2,570Fly 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
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
19h 59mCHF 342–800Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
19h 18mCHF 334–598Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
19h 45mCHF 422–788Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PVG - 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 Winterthurtrain
20h 53mCHF 372–638
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 260 - SFr 470 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Zurich is to fly which takes 15h 41m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 470.
The distance between Shanghai and Zurich is 9081 km. The road distance is 10701.2 km.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Shanghai to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:12 PM in Shanghai and 12:12 PM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Zurich is 10701 km. It takes approximately 5 days 1h to drive from Shanghai to Zurich.
There are 1269+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Zurich, Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–20
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–21
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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