There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands by plane, car, car ferry, 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane ZRH - FAE
7h 26m$345–666Bus, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 7h$227–1,350Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
43h 27m$362–1,507Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane BSL - FAE
9h 16m$301–819Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Aalborgbus 353
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 7h$392–2,208
Zurich to Faroe Islands by bus, train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands is to fly which costs $340 - $700 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $340 - $700.
The distance between Zurich and Faroe Islands is 1918 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs $220 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
Faroe Islands is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 8:40 AM in Zurich and 7:40 AM in Faroe Islands.
There are 304+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Faroe Islands?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vágar Airport (FAE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- atlanticairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–490
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
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