There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Zurich by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane INV - ZRH
7h 37mCHF 119–294Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
8h 56mCHF 114–317Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
16h 30mCHF 481–729Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Zürichbus
30h 25mCHF 137–247Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zurichcar
19h 35mCHF 431–573Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Basel (BSL)plane INV - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
10h 46mCHF 153–294Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ABZ - ZRH
9h 59mCHF 124–307Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GLA - ZRH
9h 20mCHF 141–356Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Zurichbus
26h 34mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zurichcar
20h 35mCHF 334–529
Inverness to Zurich by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 120 - SFr 310 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Zurich is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Zürich via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Zuerich Hb via London St Pancras Intl and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Inverness and Zurich is 1432 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 16h 30m and costs SFr 480 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Inverness to Zurich, including transfers.
Inverness to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Zurich train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Zurich is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 480 - SFr 750 and takes 16h 30m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 250 and takes 30h 25m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Zurich, Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Zuerich Hb via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Est in around 16h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–290
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 128
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 128
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
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 30–65
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Inverness to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 4:21 PM in Inverness and 5:21 PM in Zurich.
Inverness to Zurich train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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