There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Chaves by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ZRH - OPO
- Take the bus from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Chaves - Hospitalbus
7h 56m€75–197Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Leontrain Alv
- Take the bus from León to Chavesbus
24h 20m€354–541Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genevabus 144 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Chavesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 24m€128–238Drive 1,715.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chavescar 1,715.3 km
18h 8m€310–447Train to Basel, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BSL - OPO
- Take the bus from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Chaves - Hospitalbus
9h 6m€90–334Fly Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane ZRH - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourensetrain
- Take the bus from Ourense, Estación de Autobuses to Verinbus
11h 12m€125–412Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Chaves - Vale da Antabus Linha Lyon Express
30h 31m€92–128
Zurich to Chaves by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Chaves is to bus via Lyon which costs €90 - €130 and takes 30h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Chaves is to fly and bus which takes 7h 56m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Chaves. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Chaves via Geneva - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 24m.
The distance between Zurich and Chaves is 1689 km. The road distance is 1715.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Chaves without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 20m and costs €350 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Zurich to Chaves, including transfers.
Zurich to Chaves bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Chaves bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Chaves is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 8:00 AM in Zurich and 7:00 AM in Chaves.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Chaves is 1715 km. It takes approximately 18h 8m to drive from Zurich to Chaves.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Chaves via Geneva - Bus Station in around 26h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–95
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- €8–11
- 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
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- 0035 1253 262 371
- [email protected]
- Website
- Get Bus
Bus from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Chaves - Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Get Bus
- Aerobus
- €22–30
Bus from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Chaves - Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Get Bus
- Aerobus
- €22–30
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from León to Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Ourense, Estación de Autobuses to Verin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Chaves - Vale da Anta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
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