There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Funchal by 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.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ZRH - FNC
7h 17m€130–250Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BSL - FNC
8h 42m€136–369Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane GVA - FNC
10h 4m€218–605
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Funchal is to fly which costs €130 - €250 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Funchal is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €130 - €250.
The distance between Zurich and Funchal is 2717 km.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Zurich to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 10:38 PM in Zurich and 9:38 PM in Funchal.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Funchal, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- 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
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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