There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or night train
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 36m$375–857Night train, bus, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 4h$194–1,343Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
43h 25m$412–1,586Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane BSL - FAE
8h 21m$281–636Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
2d 3h$275–1,503
Zurich to Faroe Islands by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands is to train and fly which costs $280 - $650 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs $370 - $900.
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 train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs $270 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Zurich to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
Faroe Islands is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 6:29 AM in Zurich and 5:29 AM in Faroe Islands.
There are 261+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Faroe Islands?
Air France, Atlantic Airways, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vágar Airport (FAE) twice daily.
- Website
- atlanticairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Basel to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- $80–95
- Seating Carriage
- $45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
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