There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to China by plane, car, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ZRH - PEK
14h 41m¥3,160–6,586Fly Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane ZRH - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
14h 55m¥1,765–5,595Drive 9,721.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chongqingcar 9,721.1 km
4d 14h¥13,073–18,882Train to Basel, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BSL - PEK
16h 6m¥3,296–7,789Fly Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ZRH - HKG
15h 9m¥2,231–3,392Fly Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ZRH - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
15h 17m¥2,109–3,690Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MXP - PEK
17h 3m¥2,964–8,358
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to China is to fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥3700 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to China is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs ¥3100 - ¥7000.
The distance between Zurich and China is 8015 km. The road distance is 9721.1 km.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Zurich to China, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to China is 9721 km. It takes approximately 4 days 14h to drive from Zurich to China.
There are 656+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and China?
Austrian Airlines, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- 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
- ¥65–85
- 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
- ¥110–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–800
- 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
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
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