There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Zurich 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 Wellington to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane WLG - ZRH
31h 54mCHF 807–2,210Fly Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane WLG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
35h 57mCHF 399–1,047Fly Wellington to Basel, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Basel (BSL)plane WLG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
34h 48mCHF 729–2,141Fly Wellington to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane WLG - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain
37h 33mCHF 761–1,458Bus to Palmerston, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMR - ZRH
34h 10mCHF 663–2,033Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane WAG - ZRH
35h 16mCHF 621–2,244Train to Auckland, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AKL - ZRH
39h 33mCHF 815–1,440
Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Zurich is to fly and train which costs SFr 390 - SFr 1100 and takes 35h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Zurich is to fly which takes 31h 54m and costs SFr 800 - SFr 2300.
The distance between Wellington and Zurich is 18749 km.
It takes approximately 31h 54m to get from Wellington to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 11h behind Wellington. It is currently 10:19 PM in Wellington and 11:19 AM in Zurich.
There are 1267+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Zurich, Switzerland?
Qantas, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,100
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Nadi, Vancouver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–5,500
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,700
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Christchurch, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 800–2,700
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Nadi, Vancouver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–5,500
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Wellington to Zurich Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
Flights from Wellington to Munich International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Nadi, Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–5,500
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Zurich Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Wellington to Basel via Nadi, Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 750–5,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Wellington to Milano Malpensa Airport via Melbourne, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Palmerston to Zurich Airport via Christchurch, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–29
- Website
- InterCity
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