There are 13 ways to get from Zurich to Penzance by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, night train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
18h 2m£365–735Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
25h 46m£102–250Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzancecar
14h 57m£307–396Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Exeter (EXT)plane ZRH - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
12h 20m£171–355Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
26h 33m£540–1,320Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Penzance Bus Stationbus
32h 10m£109–197Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Penzancecar
15h 55m£203–339Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ZRH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
9h 39m£156–355Fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane ZRH - NQY
- Take the train from Par to Penzancetrain
8h 37m£136–353Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
11h 10m£216–429Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
13h 38m£226–625Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzancetrain
13h 35m£209–497Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Penzancetrain
13h 51m£202–447
Zurich to Penzance by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Penzance is to bus via Brussels which costs £100 - £200 and takes 32h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Penzance is to fly and train which takes 8h 37m and costs £130 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Penzance station. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Penzance via Mulhouse Ville, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 2m.
The distance between Zurich and Penzance is 973 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Penzance without a car is to train which takes 18h 2m and costs £360 - £750.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Zurich to Penzance, including transfers.
Zurich to Penzance bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Penzance train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Penzance is to train which takes 18h 2m and costs £360 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £250 and takes 25h 46m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Penzance, England?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Penzance via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 18h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 25h 46m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Penzance Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Penzance bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Penzance is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 11:01 AM in Zurich and 10:01 AM in Penzance.
Zurich to Penzance train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
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