There are 4 ways to get from Cairo to Zurich by plane, car, car train, or train
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CAI - ZRH
7h 52mCHF 127–279Drive, car train
- Drive from Cairo to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Zurich
44h 26mCHF 696–997Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Basel (BSL)CAI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
10h 57mCHF 143–336Drive 4,340.6 km
- Drive from Cairo to Zurich4,340.6 km
46h 10mCHF 690–996
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 120 - SFr 280 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Zurich is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 280.
The distance between Cairo and Zurich is 2791 km. The road distance is 4340.6 km.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Cairo to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h behind Cairo. It is currently 6:44 AM in Cairo and 5:44 AM in Zurich.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo to Zurich is 4341 km. It takes approximately 46h 10m to drive from Cairo to Zurich.
There are 1234+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Zurich, Switzerland?
Swiss, Egyptair, and four other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–490
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–430
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–450
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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