There are 3 ways to get from Madison to Zurich by plane or bus
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Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSN - ZRH
15h 8mCHF 375–1,513Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
14h 18mCHF 199–402Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MKE - ZRH
15h 52mCHF 402–1,626
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Zurich is to bus and fly which costs SFr 190 - SFr 410 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 14h 18m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 410.
The distance between Madison and Zurich is 7158 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Madison to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 2:56 PM in Madison and 9:56 PM in Zurich.
There are 927+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–290
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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