There are 7 ways to get from Switzerland to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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 Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ZRH - SYD
23h 44m$757–1,612Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MXP - SYD
25h 58m$711–4,515Fly Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GVA - SYD
24h 51m$713–1,629Fly Basel to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BSL - SYD
26h 46m$956–1,510Bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Geneva to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LYS - SYD
27h$1,020–1,838Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BGY - SYD
28h 26m$948–1,798Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane MXP - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
31h 29m$1,147–2,678
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Sydney is to fly which costs $950 - $1,600 and takes 26h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Sydney is to fly which takes 23h 44m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Switzerland and Sydney is 16589 km.
It takes approximately 23h 44m to get from Switzerland to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 9h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 9:21 AM in Switzerland and 6:21 PM in Sydney.
There are 5347+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–40
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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