There are 8 ways to get from Switzerland to North Pole 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 Zurich Airport to Fairbanks
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane ZRH - FAI
20h 54m$381–1,013Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Fairbanks
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane MXP - FAI
23h 58m$373–964Fly Basel to Fairbanks
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane BSL - FAI
23h 11m$450–1,211Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FRA - FAI
22h 27m$458–1,140Fly Geneva International Airport to Fairbanks
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane GVA - FAI
23h 19m$438–1,109Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIN - FAI
24h 54m$444–1,117Fly Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ZRH - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
29h 37m$549–1,561Train to Frankfurt, fly to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane FRA - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
31h 10m$1,046–2,438
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to North Pole is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,000 and takes 23h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to North Pole is to fly which takes 20h 54m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Switzerland and North Pole is 4641 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 54m to get from Switzerland to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 10h behind Switzerland. It is currently 12:24 AM in Switzerland and 2:24 PM in North Pole.
There are 139+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Switzerland and North Pole, AK, USA?
Condor Flugdienst, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fairbanks via Zurich Airport, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fairbanks via Zurich Airport, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–577
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
- Schedules at
- Alaska Railroad Schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $180–300
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $577
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–577
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
- Schedules at
- Alaska Railroad Schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $180–300
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $577
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