There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Durban by plane, train, or bus
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 King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane ZRH - DUR
16h 26mR 5,825–19,414Fly Zurich Airport to Richards Bay, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane ZRH - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
21h 7mR 5,765–19,434Train to Basel, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane BSL - DUR
19h 55mR 7,415–24,913Fly Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane ZRH - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
18h 42mR 6,190–20,594
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Durban is to fly and bus which costs R 5 500 - R 20 000 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Durban is to fly which takes 16h 26m and costs R 5 500 - R 20 000.
The distance between Zurich and Durban is 8906 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Zurich to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 8:59 PM in Zurich and 9:59 PM in Durban.
There are 2232+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Durban, South Africa?
Swiss, South African Airways, and six other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Basel to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- 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
- R 160–210
- 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
- R 280–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–410
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–180
- Website
- Intercape
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