There are 10 ways to get from Zwolle to Zurich by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
5h 2mCHF 125–289Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Apeldoorn, Stationbus 210 / ...
- Take the bus from Apeldoorn train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Zürichbus
16h 36mCHF 70–114Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
9hCHF 97–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Zwolle to Enschedetrain
- Take the train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
14h 7mCHF 73–155Drive 748.9 km
- Drive from Zwolle to Zurichcar 748.9 km
7h 19mCHF 127–183Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 16mCHF 136–349Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
6h 38mCHF 120–270Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
7h 3mCHF 121–332Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
7h 29mCHF 95–275Train
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain Intercity / ...
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
12hCHF 88–175
Zwolle to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zwolle to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Zwolle to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 2m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwolle to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum and arriving at Zürich via Apeldoorn train station and Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwolle to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Zwolle and arriving at Zürich HB via Arnhem Centraal, Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Zwolle and Zurich is 729 km. The road distance is 748.9 km.
The best way to get from Zwolle to Zurich without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 9h and costs SFr 95 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Zwolle to Zurich, including transfers.
Zwolle to Zurich bus services, operated by RRReis, depart from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum station.
Zwolle to Zurich train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Zwolle station.
The best way to get from Zwolle to Zurich is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 9h and costs SFr 95 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 16h 36m.
What companies run services between Zwolle, Netherlands and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Zwolle to Zürich HB via Arnhem Centraal, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 9h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Zürich via Apeldoorn, Station, Apeldoorn train station, and Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk in around 16h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- CHF 15–23
Train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- CHF 15–23
Train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- CHF 15–23
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zwolle to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–16
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 36
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Apeldoorn train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +31 88 033 1360
- Website
- RRReis
Bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Apeldoorn, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Schedules at
- RRReis
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Zwolle to Zurich bus services, operated by RRReis, arrive at Apeldoorn, Station.
Zwolle to Zurich train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Arnhem Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwolle to Zurich is 749 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Zwolle to Zurich.
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