There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Whistler by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Vancouver International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane ZRH - YVR
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
16h 7m$649–1,597Fly Zurich Airport to Coal Harbour Spb, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane ZRH - CXH
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
20h 57m$416–1,490Train to Basel, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane BSL - YVR
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
19h 32m$758–1,533Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane FRA - YVR
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
20h 16m$787–1,901Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane MUC - YVR
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
21h 53m$701–1,707
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Whistler is to fly and bus which costs $410 - $1,500 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Whistler is to fly and bus which takes 16h 7m and costs $650 - $1,600.
The distance between Zurich and Whistler is 8458 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Zurich to Whistler, including transfers.
Whistler is 8h behind Zurich. It is currently 3:41 PM in Zurich and 7:41 AM in Whistler.
There are 528+ hotels available in Whistler.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Whistler, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Whistler. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), take the subway to Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 1, walk to Burrard Skytrain Station, then take the bus to Whistler Village Centre. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), take the subway to Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 1, walk to Burrard Skytrain Station, then take the bus to Whistler Village Centre.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Basel to Vancouver International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Basel to Vancouver International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coal Harbour Spb via Vancouver International Airport, Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coal Harbour Spb via Vancouver International Airport, Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coal Harbour Spb via Vancouver International Airport, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coal Harbour Spb via Frankfurt, Vancouver International Airport, Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Coal Harbour Spb via Frankfurt, Vancouver International Airport, Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Vancouver International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Basel to Vancouver International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Vancouver International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- 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
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- 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
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- [email protected]
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
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