There are 8 ways to get from Villach to Switzerland by bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Villach Bus Station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N953
8h 28mCHF 45–66Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
9h 55mCHF 35–184Train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ice
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 612 / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
9h 46mCHF 80–223Drive 527.8 km
- Drive from Villach to Zurichcar 527.8 km
7h 7mCHF 88–127Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
5h 45mCHF 172–413Train to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
5h 36mCHF 161–418Train to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airporttrain
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 43mCHF 86–250Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
7h 17mCHF 114–299
Villach to Switzerland by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Switzerland is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 70 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Switzerland is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 420.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach station to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Villach Bus Station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Villach to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Schwarzach-St.Veit, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
The distance between Villach and Switzerland is 553 km. The road distance is 527.8 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Switzerland without a car is to bus which takes 8h 28m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Villach to Switzerland, including transfers.
Villach to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Bus Station.
Villach to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Switzerland is to bus which takes 8h 28m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 230 and takes 9h 46m.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Villach Bus Station to Zurich Bus Station 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 40–70 and the journey takes 8h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Villach Hbf to Zürich Stadelhofen via Schwarzach-St.Veit, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 9h 46m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- *
- CHF 20–30
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 27–45
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- CHF 26–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- *
- CHF 24–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- CHF 35–55
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–28
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 16–20
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–100
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 42
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Villach Bus Station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–141
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 141
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Booking & Getting There
Villach to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Villach to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Schwarzach-St.Veit station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Switzerland is 528 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Villach to Switzerland.
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