There are 13 ways to get from Zurich to Sunderland by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), night train, train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
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 Newcastle, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ZRH - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Streetbus
7h 6mBus
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 Interchangebus
22h 22m£85–165Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Sunderlandtrain
14h 15m£312–506Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
20h 14m£488–741Fly Zurich Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane ZRH - MME
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
8h 38m£111–580Train to Basel, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BSL - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Streetbus
7h 55mFly Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
7h 34m£109–293Fly Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ZRH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Thornabytrain
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
9h 6m£93–254Fly Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastletrain
8h 44m£168–340Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
17h 48m£365–651Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Interchangebus 133 / ...
28h 22m£106–192Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Sunderlandcar
14h 33m£309–398Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Sunderlandcar
15h 28m£217–366
Zurich to Sunderland by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sunderland is to bus which costs £85 - £170 and takes 22h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sunderland is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs £100 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Interchange via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Sunderland via Mulhouse Ville, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Zurich and Sunderland is 728 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Sunderland without a car is to train which takes 14h 15m and costs £310 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Zurich to Sunderland, including transfers.
Zurich to Sunderland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Sunderland train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Sunderland is to train which takes 14h 15m and costs £310 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £170 and takes 22h 22m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Sunderland, England?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Sunderland via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Interchange via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 22h 22m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–170
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £210–310
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Thornaby to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Thornaby to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- 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
- £13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- £45–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Street
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Street
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Sunderland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Sunderland is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 6:58 AM in Zurich and 5:58 AM in Sunderland.
Zurich to Sunderland train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
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