There are 12 ways to get from Zurich to Central London by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
4h 24m£67–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
18h 15m£60–152Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
9h 48m£251–467Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Central Londoncar
10h 48m£264–330Fly Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
5h 3m£102–369Fly Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
5h 2m£65–258Train to Basel, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
5h 14m£72–261Fly Zurich Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ZRH - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
5h 29m£112–318Train to Basel, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
5h 57m£65–260Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
10h 54m£255–418Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N837
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
21h 36m£83–120Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Central Londoncar
11h 45m£174–295
Zurich to Central London by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Central London is to bus via Brussels which costs £80 - £120 and takes 21h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Central London is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Central London. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at South Ealing Road via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Central London station. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at South Ealing station via Basel SBB, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Nord and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Zurich and Central London is 508 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Central London without a car is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 9h 48m and costs £250 - £470.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Zurich to Central London, including transfers.
Zurich to Central London bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Central London train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Central London is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £65 - £210. Alternatively, you can train via Freiburg im Breisgau, which costs £250 - £470 and takes 9h 48m, you could also bus, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 18h 15m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Central London, England?
Swiss and British Airways fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to South Ealing station via Basel SBB, Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross St. Pancras station in around 9h 48m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
- 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
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- 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
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- £35–55
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Central London bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Central London is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 2:28 PM in Zurich and 1:28 PM in Central London.
Zurich to Central London train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
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