There are 9 ways to get from Holyhead to Zurich by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
12h 37mCHF 212–526Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
7h 37mCHF 73–233Train, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Zurichbus
23h 40mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Holyhead to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zurichcar
14h 51mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Holyhead to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zurichcar
15h 52mCHF 241–352Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
8h 36mCHF 135–264Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 46mCHF 99–270Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHX - ZRH
8h 9mCHF 145–375Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
8h 50mCHF 153–319
Holyhead to Zurich by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 240 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct train from Holyhead to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Holyhead and arriving at Zuerich Hb via London St Pancras Intl and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Holyhead and Zurich is 1485 km.
The best way to get from Holyhead to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 12h 37m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Holyhead to Zurich, including transfers.
Holyhead to Zurich train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Holyhead station.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Holyhead. It is currently 3:29 PM in Holyhead and 4:29 PM in Zurich.
Holyhead to Zurich train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Holyhead to Zuerich Hb via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Est in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- CHF 50–75
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–160
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–23
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–29
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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