There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Durban by plane or bus
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Fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane ZRH - DUR
17h 26mR 6,309–20,379Fly 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
19h 27mR 6,249–20,399Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane ZRH - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
19h 42mR 6,674–21,559
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 6 000 - R 21 000 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Durban is to fly which takes 17h 26m and costs R 6 000 - R 21 000.
The distance between Zurich and Durban is 8906 km.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Zurich to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2219+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Durban, South Africa?
Swiss, South African Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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 8,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- 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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