There are 11 ways to get from Denmark to Switzerland by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
4h 28mCHF 39–197Train
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Schleswigtrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
14h 26mCHF 312–502Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Würzburg Main Stationbus N05
- Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N24
20h 59mCHF 103–164Train, night train
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
17h 12mCHF 82–179Fly to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CPH - GVA
4h 49mCHF 58–219Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
4h 42mCHF 94–239Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CPH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 44mCHF 66–200Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CPH - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 56mCHF 52–253Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
15h 56mCHF 213–292Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Koebenhavn H to Berlin Hbfnighttrain 301
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Zürich HBtrain 12N
22h 46mCHF 253–344Drive 1,310.3 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Zurichcar 1,310.3 km
12h 1mCHF 255–369
Denmark to Switzerland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 200 and takes 4h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Denmark to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Rådhuspladsen St. and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Copenhagen Busterminal and Würzburg Main Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Koebenhavn H and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Schleswig, Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
The distance between Denmark and Switzerland is 978 km. The road distance is 1310.3 km.
The best way to get from Denmark to Switzerland without a car is to train which takes 14h 26m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Denmark to Switzerland, including transfers.
Denmark to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Denmark to Switzerland train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Koebenhavn H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 310 - SFr 500 and takes 14h 26m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 170 and takes 20h 59m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Switzerland?
Norwegian Air International, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koebenhavn H to Zürich Stadelhofen via Schleswig, Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 14h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 36
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–390
- 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 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 59
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Koebenhavn H to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 92
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Berlin Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Würzburg Main Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Würzburg Main Station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Denmark to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Würzburg Main Station.
Denmark to Switzerland train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Schleswig station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denmark to Switzerland is 1310 km. It takes approximately 12h 1m to drive from Denmark to Switzerland.
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