There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Lusaka 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 Lusaka (LUN)plane ZRH - LUN
16h 10m$395–1,348Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lusaka (LUN)plane BSL - LUN
18h 50m$511–1,279Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane GVA - LUN
18h 58m$637–1,621
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Lusaka is to fly which costs $390 - $1,400 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Lusaka is to fly which takes 16h 10m and costs $390 - $1,400.
The distance between Zurich and Lusaka is 7291 km.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Zurich to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 12:24 PM in Zurich and 1:24 PM in Lusaka.
There are 344+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Lusaka, Zambia?
Ethiopian Airlines, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Basel to Lusaka via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Basel to Lusaka via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lusaka via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Lusaka via Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Basel to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Lusaka via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Basel to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- 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
- $16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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