There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Otranto by plane, bus, train, or car
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, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ZRH - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
8h 58m€96–311Bus via Potenza
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Potenza stationbus
- Take the bus from Potenza Bus Station to Maglie Piazzale Megaparkbus Itabus
23h 50m€94–117Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Leccetrain Fr
- Take the bus from Lecce - Viale Gallipoli to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 101 / ...
15h 42m€194–585Bus
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Battipagliabus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia to Leccebus 570
- Take the bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 101 / ...
18h 12mDrive 1,345.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Otrantocar 1,345.8 km
13h 10m€235–340Train to Basel, fly, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BSL - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
10h 23m€97–380Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MXP - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
11h 44m€118–431Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BGY - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
12h 27m€145–556Train, bus via Reggio Emilia
- 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 Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Leccetrain Fr
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 101 / ...
16h 5m€234–583Train, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Rhotrain S11
- Take the train from RHO Fiera to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bari Largo Sorrentino to Maglie Megapark Via Otrantobus
20h 9m€220–505
Zurich to Otranto by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Otranto is to bus via Potenza which costs €90 - €120 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Otranto is to fly and bus which takes 8h 58m and costs €95 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Otranto. However, there are services departing from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai and arriving at Otranto - Stazione FSE via Battipaglia and Lecce - City Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 12m.
The distance between Zurich and Otranto is 1171 km. The road distance is 1345.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Otranto without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 42m and costs €190 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Zurich to Otranto, including transfers.
Zurich to Otranto bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai station.
Zurich to Otranto bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Battipaglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Otranto is 1346 km. It takes approximately 13h 10m to drive from Zurich to Otranto.
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What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Otranto, Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Otranto - Stazione FSE via Battipaglia and Lecce - City Terminal in around 18h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Rho
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from RHO Fiera to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 800 242 815, 344/2274620
- [email protected]
- Website
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Viale Gallipoli to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Battipaglia to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- [email protected]
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Bus from Bari Largo Sorrentino to Maglie Megapark Via Otranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Zürich to Potenza station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €73
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Potenza Bus Station to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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