There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Raleigh by plane, train, or bus
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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ZRH - RDU
16h 26m$398–1,210Fly Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane ZRH - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
17h 57m$364–1,012Train to Basel, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BSL - RDU
16h 21m$404–1,536Fly Zurich Airport to Wilmington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM)plane ZRH - ILM
- Take the bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
18h 48m$423–1,265Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane FRA - RDU
17h 55m$568–1,254Fly Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane ZRH - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
19h 46m$499–1,263
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Raleigh is to fly and train which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Raleigh is to train and fly which takes 16h 21m and costs $400 - $1,600.
The distance between Zurich and Raleigh is 4386 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Zurich to Raleigh, including transfers.
Raleigh is 6h behind Zurich. It is currently 2:44 PM in Zurich and 8:44 AM in Raleigh.
There are 472+ hotels available in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Raleigh, NC, USA?
Swiss, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- 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
- $15–35
- 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)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
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