There are 8 ways to get from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
5h 27mzł 472–1,323Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
16h 54mzł 602–937Bus via Prešov
- Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Prešovbus FlixBus N191
- Take the bus from Prešov to Zakopane, Bus stationbus 1365 / ...
21h 45mzł 494–809Drive 1,074.2 km
- Drive from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopanecar 1,074.2 km
11h 25mzł 800–1,155Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZRH - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
7h 17mzł 498–1,279Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
8h 15mzł 633–1,203Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
17h 39mzł 970–1,770Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
24h 6m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane is to bus via Prešov which costs 490 zł - 850 zł and takes 21h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 5h 27m and costs 470 zł - 1 400 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich Airport (ZRH) station to Zakopane station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Airport bus station and arriving at Zakopane, Bus station via Prešov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Flughafen and arriving at Zakopane via Wien Hbf and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 39m.
The distance between Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Zakopane is 1020 km. The road distance is 1074.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 54m and costs 600 zł - 950 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane, including transfers.
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Airport bus station.
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Flughafen station.
The best way to get from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane is to bus via Prešov which takes 21h 45m and costs 490 zł - 850 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 950 zł - 1 800 zł and takes 17h 39m.
What companies run services between Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Zakopane, Bus station via Prešov in around 21h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zuerich Flughafen to Zakopane via Wien Hbf and Krakow Glowny in around 17h 39m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Wien Hbf
- *
- zł 460–700
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- zł 65–100
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Wien Hbf
- *
- zł 460–700
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–110
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 420–750
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Prešov
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 440–750
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prešov to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 22–50
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prešov station.
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane is 1074 km. It takes approximately 11h 25m to drive from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakopane.
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