There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to North Pole 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 Zurich Airport to Fairbanks
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane ZRH - FAI
20h 54m$401–1,114Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FRA - FAI
23h 13m$466–1,283Train to Basel, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane BSL - FAI
24h 14m$467–1,245Fly Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ZRH - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
29h 32m$559–1,612Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane MXP - FAI
26h 36m$456–1,129Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LIN - FAI
27h 20m$538–1,349
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to North Pole is to fly which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to North Pole is to fly which takes 20h 54m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between Zurich and North Pole is 4641 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 54m to get from Zurich to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 4:09 PM in Zurich and 7:09 AM in North Pole.
There are 139+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and North Pole, AK, USA?
Condor Flugdienst, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Basel to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fairbanks via Zurich Airport, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Fairbanks via Brussels, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- 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
- $16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- 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)
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–577
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
- Schedules at
- Alaska Railroad Schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $180–300
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $577
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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