There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Pico Island by plane, car ferry, 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 Pico Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pico Airport (PIX)plane ZRH - PIX
10h 6m€90–317Fly Zurich Airport to Horta Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Horta Airport (HOR)plane ZRH - HOR
- Take the carferry from Horta to Madalenacarferry
14h 26m€153–337Fly Zurich Airport to Terceira Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Terceira Airport (TER)plane ZRH - TER
- Take the carferry from Angra do Heroismo to Madalenacarferry
15h 11m€177–502Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Pico Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Pico Airport (PIX)plane MXP - PIX
18h 27m€182–523Train to Basel, fly to Pico Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pico Airport (PIX)plane BSL - PIX
14h 45m€150–534
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pico Airport (PIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Pico Island is to fly which costs €85 - €320 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Pico Island is to fly which takes 10h 6m and costs €85 - €320.
The distance between Zurich and Pico Island is 3146 km.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Zurich to Pico Island, including transfers.
Pico Island is 2h behind Zurich. It is currently 1:19 AM in Zurich and 11:19 PM in Pico Island.
There are 428+ hotels available in Pico Island.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Pico Island, Azores, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, SATA Air Acores, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pico Airport (PIX) once daily.
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Ponta Delgada, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Porto, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Zurich Airport, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Basel to Pico Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Terceira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Terceira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Basel to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Terceira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Basel to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- 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
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- 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
- +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
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +351 292 242 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlantico Line
Car ferry from Horta to Madalena
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Atlantico Line
Car ferry from Angra do Heroismo to Madalena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- Atlantico Line
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