There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Los Angeles by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
15h 34m$362–490Train to Basel, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BSL - LAX
18h 13m$278–996Fly Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ZRH - BUR
17h 55m$387–1,309Fly Zurich Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane ZRH - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
20h 50m$305–1,121Fly Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ZRH - SNA
22h 35m$452–1,432Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MUC - LAX
20h 54m$392–668
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Los Angeles is to fly which costs $360 - $490 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs $360 - $490.
The distance between Zurich and Los Angeles is 5983 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Zurich to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Los Angeles is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 5:04 AM in Zurich and 8:04 PM in Los Angeles.
There are 3420+ hotels available in Los Angeles.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
Swiss, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ontario International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ontario International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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