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There are 11 ways to get from Switzerland to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    best
    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane ZRH - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    7h 44m
    zł 485–1,269

  2. Fly Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BSL - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    7h 51m
    zł 162–861

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain train 505 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus bus A15
    18h 8m
    zł 615–961

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N1290
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    22h 18m
    zł 473–749

  5. Drive  1,082.8 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Zakopanecar car 1,082.8 km
    11h 22m
    zł 853–1,232

  6. Fly Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane ZRH - KSC
    2. Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus bus
    9h 33m
    zł 505–1,495

  7. Fly Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane ZRH - BUD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopaneshuttle bus
    10h 31m
    zł 661–1,379

  8. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane MXP - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 18m
    zł 164–776

  9. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BGY - KRK
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 53m
    zł 340–1,158

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    19h 11m
    zł 902–1,339

  11. Bus via Kraków

    1. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    23h 59m
    zł 665–749

Switzerland to Zakopane by train and bus

Calendar28Weekly Services
Duration18h 8mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 615Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,032.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 44m

What companies run services between Switzerland and Zakopane, Poland?

You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Zakopane ZDA via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 22h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Zakopane via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Krakow Glowny in around 19h 11m.

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