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How to get fromVancouver Airport (YVR) to Zurichby plane or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Zurich by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane YVR - ZRH
    10h 18m
    CHF 396–640

  2. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane YVR - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourgtrain train
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    15h 36m
    CHF 352–933

  3. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Basel (BSL)plane plane YVR - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    13h 27m
    CHF 370–807

  4. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane YVR - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    14h 47m
    CHF 390–970

  5. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane YVR - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    16h 15m
    CHF 429–1,076

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration12h 20mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 237Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 8,321.6 km
  • Duration: 10h 18m

What companies run services between Vancouver Airport (YVR), Canada and Zurich, Switzerland?

Edelweiss Air, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.

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