There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Zurich by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RDU - ZRH
13h 37mCHF 291–722Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GSO - ZRH
16h 33mCHF 284–1,045Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL)plane RDU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
16h 25mCHF 383–1,067Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane RDU - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
19h 7mCHF 353–709Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
18h 16mCHF 288–904Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RDU - 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
16h 11mCHF 406–1,317
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 280 - SFr 950 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Zurich is to fly which takes 13h 37m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 750.
The distance between Durham and Zurich is 7021 km.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Durham to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Durham. It is currently 3:04 AM in Durham and 9:04 AM in Zurich.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
American Airlines, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
- 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 Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- 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 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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