There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to El Alamein by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane ZRH - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Al Amereyah Shaq to El Alameintrain
13h 25m$293–781Fly Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZRH - CAI
- Take the bus from Nadi El Sekka to Marina 7bus
12h 30m$171–407Fly Zurich Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH)plane ZRH - MUH
- Take the train from Marsa Matruh to El Alameintrain
11h 51m$471–2,045Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane MXP - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Al Amereyah Shaq to El Alameintrain
16h 37m$319–851Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mersa Matruh 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 Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH)plane MXP - MUH
- Take the train from Marsa Matruh to El Alameintrain
13h 43m$467–1,965
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to El Alamein is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $410 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to El Alamein is to fly and train which takes 11h 51m and costs $470 - $2,100.
The distance between Zurich and El Alamein is 2743 km.
It takes approximately 13h 25m to get from Zurich to El Alamein, including transfers.
El Alamein is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:11 AM in Zurich and 11:11 AM in El Alamein.
There are 1986+ hotels available in El Alamein.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and El Alamein, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to El Alamein. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn, walk to El Mawqaf El Geded, take the bus to Amreyya Bridge, walk to Al Amereyah Shaq, then take the train to El Alamein. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport, take the bus to Sekka Club, walk to Nadi El Sekka, then take the bus to Marina 7.
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport via Florence, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport via Venice, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport via Stuttgart, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mersa Matruh Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Borg El Arab via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Borg El Arab via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Borg El Arab via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Phone
- 1661
- [email protected]
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Al Amereyah Shaq to El Alamein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $7–14
Train from Marsa Matruh to El Alamein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $15–28
Train from Al Amereyah Shaq to El Alamein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $7–14
Train from Marsa Matruh to El Alamein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $15–28
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 19567
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Nadi El Sekka to Marina 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
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