There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Reno 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane ZRH - RNO
16h 36m$404–1,506Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane FRA - RNO
19h 37m$468–1,387Fly Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ZRH - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Renobus
22h 5m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Reno is to train and fly which costs $460 - $1,400 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Reno is to fly which takes 16h 36m and costs $400 - $1,600.
The distance between Zurich and Reno is 5683 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Zurich to Reno, including transfers.
Reno is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 4:29 PM in Zurich and 7:29 AM in Reno.
There are 275+ hotels available in Reno.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Reno, NV, USA?
United Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- 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
- 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
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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