There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Zurich by plane, car, or train
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PEK - ZRH
15h 25mCHF 310–561Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PEK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
19h 22mCHF 248–485Drive 9,620.8 km
- Drive from Beijing to Zurichcar 9,620.8 km
4d 15hCHF 1,547–2,235Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Basel (BSL)plane PEK - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
17h 39mCHF 346–518Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PEK - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hbtrain
18h 53mCHF 329–862Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PEK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
18hCHF 336–958
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Zurich is to fly and train which costs SFr 240 - SFr 490 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Zurich is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 600.
The distance between Beijing and Zurich is 8008 km. The road distance is 9620.8 km.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Beijing to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 7h behind Beijing. It is currently 3:46 AM in Beijing and 8:46 PM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Zurich is 9621 km. It takes approximately 4 days 15h to drive from Beijing to Zurich.
There are 1237+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Zurich, Switzerland?
Air China, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
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