There are 12 ways to get from Zurich to Ely by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h£124–415Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Parksidebus 491
21h 16m£77–137Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
11h 1m£266–549Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
15h 22mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Elycar
11h 16m£257–326Fly Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 31m£113–316Fly Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 15m£99–276Fly Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Elytrain
7h 28m£136–283Train to Basel, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
7h 46m£132–415Fly Zurich Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ZRH - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 20m£99–260Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
12h 13m£252–535Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Elycar
12h 11m£148–259
Zurich to Ely by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ely is to bus which costs £75 - £140 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ely is to fly and train which takes 6h and costs £120 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Ely. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Market Street via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Drummer St Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Ely. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Ely via Basel SBB, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Zurich and Ely is 565 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ely without a car is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 11h 1m and costs £260 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Zurich to Ely, including transfers.
Zurich to Ely bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Ely train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ely is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 11h 1m and costs £260 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £140 and takes 21h 16m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ely, England?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Ely via Basel SBB, Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Market Street via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, Parkside, and Drummer St Bus Station in around 21h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–450
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- £35–55
- 2nd Class
- £18–24
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Ely bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Ely is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 1:57 PM in Zurich and 12:57 PM in Ely.
Zurich to Ely train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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