There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Zurich by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane INV - ZRH
7h 2mCHF 169–324Train, 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 36mCHF 114–308Train via Strasbourg
- 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 Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
16h 4mCHF 484–784Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- 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 11mCHF 129–237Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zurichcar
19h 35mCHF 409–541Fly 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
9h 36mCHF 164–299Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GLA - ZRH
8h 33mCHF 163–346Train 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
10h 4mCHF 125–308Train
- 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 Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
16h 11mCHF 556–826Train, 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 38mDrive, 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 311–495
Inverness to Zurich by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 120 - SFr 240 and takes 30h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Zurich is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 330.
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 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Zürich HB via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
The distance between Inverness and Zurich is 1432 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Zurich without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 16h 4m and costs SFr 480 - SFr 800.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Inverness to Zurich, including transfers.
Inverness to Zurich bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, 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 2m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can train via Strasbourg, which costs SFr 480 - SFr 800 and takes 16h 4m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 240 and takes 30h 11m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Zurich, Switzerland?
KLM, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Zürich HB via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–310
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–300
- 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 King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–300
- 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 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- 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 London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- CHF 30–65
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- 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 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- 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
- Hourly
- 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 Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Zurich is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 2:12 PM in Inverness and 3:12 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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