There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Brisbane by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ZRH - BNE
24h 13m$1,025–2,134Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MXP - BNE
29h 10m$813–1,860Train to Basel, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane BSL - BNE
28h 58m$1,134–3,380Fly Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane ZRH - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
29h 25m$1,008–2,536Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane GVA - BNE
30h 30m$903–2,018Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sgtrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MUC - BNE
31h 57m$1,139–2,211
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Brisbane is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,900 and takes 29h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Brisbane is to fly which takes 24h 13m and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
The distance between Zurich and Brisbane is 16250 km.
It takes approximately 24h 13m to get from Zurich to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 8h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 9:52 PM in Zurich and 5:52 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2583+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and Cathay Pacific fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,250–1,270
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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