There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ZRH - SYD
23h 36m$875–1,544Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MXP - SYD
28h 53m$829–1,936Train to Basel, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BSL - SYD
28h 36m$1,170–1,674Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane STR - SYD
29h 48m$1,042–2,337Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MUC - SYD
29h 43m$858–1,927Fly Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane ZRH - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
30h 10m$1,144–3,287Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane FRA - SYD
28h 37m$857–1,697
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 29h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sydney is to fly which takes 23h 36m and costs $850 - $1,600.
The distance between Zurich and Sydney is 16586 km.
It takes approximately 23h 36m to get from Zurich to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 8:29 PM in Zurich and 4:29 AM in Sydney.
There are 5208+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- 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
- $9–13
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $120–170
- 2nd Class
- $90–130
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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