There are 8 ways to get from Denmark to Zurich by plane, train (Deutsche Bahn), bus, train, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
2h 27mCHF 111–246Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N160 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Zurich Bus Stationbus N24 / ...
20h 25mCHF 60–178Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
14h 48mCHF 127–315Train, night train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
17h 38mCHF 107–310Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
3h 47mCHF 102–273Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Høje Taastrup station to München Ostnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
21h 50mCHF 102–165Drive 1,316.9 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Zurichcar 1,316.9 km
11h 57mCHF 218–315Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Zurichcar
12h 10mCHF 212–936
Denmark to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denmark to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 180 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Denmark to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 27m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Denmark to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Rådhuspladsen St. and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Copenhagen Busterminal and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Denmark to Zurich. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Zürich HB via Hamburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 48m.
The distance between Denmark and Zurich is 972 km. The road distance is 1316.9 km.
The best way to get from Denmark to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 14h 48m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 2h 27m to get from Denmark to Zurich, including transfers.
Denmark to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Denmark to Zurich train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Denmark to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 27m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 320 and takes 14h 48m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 180 and takes 20h 25m.
What companies run services between Denmark and Zurich, Switzerland?
Swiss, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Zürich HB via Hamburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Basel SBB in around 14h 48m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Høje Taastrup station to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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 St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 240–260
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–170
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 70–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 370–410
- Car Compartment
- CHF 650–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Denmark to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Denmark to Zurich train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denmark to Zurich is 1317 km. It takes approximately 11h 57m to drive from Denmark to Zurich.
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