There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Durban by plane, bus, or taxi
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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 7,283–20,483Fly 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 7,688–23,713Fly to Richards Bay, taxi
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane ZRH - RCB
- Take the taxi from Richards Bay (RCB) to Durbantaxi
17h 17mR 8,783–23,753
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Durban is to fly which costs R 7 000 - R 21 000 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Durban is to fly and taxi which takes 17h 17m and costs R 8 500 - R 24 000.
The distance between Zurich and Durban is 8906 km.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Zurich to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2190+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Durban, South Africa?
Swiss, South African Airways, and four 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 7,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- 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 7,000–20,000
- 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 7,000–20,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
- 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
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–410
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
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