There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Olbia by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane LIN - OLB
6h 31m€122–331Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane BSL - OLB
4h 55m€50–194Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Livornocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry Livorno
13h 32m€133–219Train, car ferry via Livorno
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Livorno Centraletrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
18h 26m€152–339Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Livornobus
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
19h 12m€92–163Fly from Zurich Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane ZRH - OLB
3h 46m€105–227Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane MXP - OLB
6h 32m€102–293Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane BGY - OLB
7h 8m€127–383Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane STR - OLB
7h€116–422Train, car ferry
- 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 Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
19h 36m€169–273Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zürich to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di Porto Torres VIA BASSU to Fermata di Olbia centro molo brinbus
24h 32m€113–181
Zurich to Olbia by train, taxi, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Olbia is to train and fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Olbia is to fly which takes 3h 46m and costs €100 - €230.
The distance between Zurich and Olbia is 767 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Olbia without a car is to train and car ferry via Livorno which takes 18h 26m and costs €150 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Zurich to Olbia, including transfers.
There are 2155+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Olbia, Italy?
easyJet and Edelweiss Air fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) twice a week.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Basel to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €11–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- 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)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- 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
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0789 50885
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sun Lines S.R.L.
Bus from Fermata di Porto Torres VIA BASSU to Fermata di Olbia centro molo brin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- Sun Lines S.R.L.
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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