There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Zurich by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
12h 6mCHF 193–404Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 10mCHF 325–869Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MDW - ZRH
14h 4mCHF 303–1,124Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
16h 14mCHF 312–821
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 190 - SFr 410 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Zurich is to fly which takes 12h 6m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 410.
The distance between Chicago and Zurich is 7174 km.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Chicago to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:55 PM in Chicago and 7:55 PM in Zurich.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
Swiss, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–380
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- 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/
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