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How to get fromZurich to Veniceby bus, train, plane, car, night train, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Venice by bus, train, plane, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Bus, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    7h 2m
    €97–304

  2. Bus, train via Chambéry

    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus bus 350
    2. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    17h 25m
    €463–796

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus bus 350
    2. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain train
    3. Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Venezia, Tronchettobus bus N28
    22h 12m
    €129–208

  4. Drive  1,273.2 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Venicecar car 1,273.2 km
    13h 25m
    €234–338

  5. Bus, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane plane AMS - VRN
    4. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain train
    8h 12m
    €135–346

  6. Bus, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train
    8h 22m
    €129–321

  7. Bus, train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRU - VCE
    8h 47m
    €98–364

  8. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Zurich, Zurich to Leeuwarden, Busstationbus bus 71
    2. Take the train from Leeuwarden to Amersfoort Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rosenheimtrain train
    4. Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain night train Nj
    26h 57m
    €156–356

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Zurich to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Venicecar car
    15h 11m
    €257–353

Zurich to Venice by bus and train

Calendar5Weekly Services
Duration17h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€463Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,086.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 2m

What companies run services between Zurich, Netherlands and Venice, Italy?

There is no direct connection from Zurich to Venice. However, you can take the bus to Alkmaar, Station, walk to Alkmaar, take the train to Amsterdam Sloterdijk, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), walk to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia, then take the line 35 bus to Venezia, Piazzale Roma. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Venezia S. Lucia via Alkmaar, Station, Alkmaar, Amsterdam Centraal, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 17h 25m.

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