There are 9 ways to get from Switzerland to China by plane, car, train, or subway
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GVA - PEK
13h 13m¥2,682–6,155Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MXP - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
15h 44m¥1,658–4,875Drive 9,721.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chongqingcar 9,721.1 km
4d 14h¥13,088–18,905Fly Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ZRH - PEK
14h 36m¥3,157–6,578Fly Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BSL - PEK
14h 48m¥2,151–6,566Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane MXP - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
14h 39m¥2,477–5,099Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MXP - PEK
14h 25m¥2,472–7,590Fly Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ZRH - HKG
15h 9m¥2,128–3,484Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MXP - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
16h 41m¥2,421–5,694
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to China is to fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥3500 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to China is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs ¥2600 - ¥6500.
The distance between Switzerland and China is 8238 km. The road distance is 9721.1 km.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Switzerland to China, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to China is 9721 km. It takes approximately 4 days 14h to drive from Switzerland to China.
There are 552+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Switzerland and China?
Air China and LOT fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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