There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Forlì by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Bologna
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forlitrain Ic
6h 22m€115–190Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bolognabus FlixBus N524 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Forlìbus 433
8h 45m€31–76Drive 564.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Forlìcar 564.8 km
5h 47m€118–171Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forlitrain
4h 31m€91–301Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Forlitrain Fr
7h 13m€114–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgiliobus
- Take the train from Modena to Forlitrain Ic
10h 31m€52–81Fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forlitrain
5h 34m€118–403Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forlitrain
6h 17m€111–318Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forlitrain
5h 54m€109–262
Zurich to Forlì by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Forlì is to bus which costs €30 - €80 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Forlì is to fly and train which takes 4h 31m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Forlì. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Forlì via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Forlì. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Forli via Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Zurich and Forlì is 530 km. The road distance is 564.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Forlì without a car is to train via Bologna which takes 6h 22m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Zurich to Forlì, including transfers.
Zurich to Forlì bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Forlì train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Forlì is to train via Bologna which takes 6h 22m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €80 and takes 8h 45m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Forlì, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Forli via Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Forlì via Bologna and Bologna Centrale in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Forlì
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- [email protected]
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Zürich to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Forlì bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna station.
Zurich to Forlì train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Como S. Giovanni station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Forlì is 565 km. It takes approximately 5h 47m to drive from Zurich to Forlì.
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