There are 11 ways to get from Wales to Zurich by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
10h 36mCHF 295–516Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
6h 22mCHF 73–270Train, bus
- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Zürichbus
16h 45mCHF 171–322Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Wales to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zurichcar
12h 45mCHF 309–395Train
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
12h 30mCHF 326–533Bus
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange - City Centre to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
25h 33mCHF 104–183Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Wales to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zurichcar
13h 46mCHF 210–350Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHX - ZRH
6h 31mCHF 124–285Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 32mCHF 110–304Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
7h 11mCHF 138–461Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
7h 43mCHF 114–322
Wales to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 270 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Wales to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Wales Road/Lestermoor Avenue and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Sheffield Interchange - City Centre, London Victoria and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Wales to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Kiveton Bridge and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Retford, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 36m.
The distance between Wales and Zurich is 1309 km.
The best way to get from Wales to Zurich without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 36m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Wales to Zurich, including transfers.
Wales to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sheffield Interchange - City Centre station.
Wales to Zurich train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Retford station.
The best way to get from Wales to Zurich is to train via Paris which takes 10h 36m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 190 and takes 25h 33m.
What companies run services between Wales, England and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kiveton Bridge to Zuerich Hb via Retford, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wales Road/Lestermoor Avenue to Zurich Bus Station via Sheffield Interchange/C1, Sheffield Interchange - City Centre, London Victoria, and Brussels-North train station in around 25h 33m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sheffield Interchange - City Centre to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sheffield Interchange - City Centre to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Wales to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Wales. It is currently 3:26 PM in Wales and 4:26 PM in Zurich.
Wales to Zurich train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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