There are 6 ways to get from Milwaukee to Zurich by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ORD - ZRH
13h 7mCHF 214–448Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MKE - ZRH
14h 36mCHF 368–1,271Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
16h 6mCHF 400–725Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MSN - ZRH
18h 11mCHF 304–1,161Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HB
18h 20mCHF 348–812Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
16h 58mCHF 288–645
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Zurich is to bus and fly which costs SFr 210 - SFr 450 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 13h 7m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 450.
The distance between Milwaukee and Zurich is 7278 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Milwaukee to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 7h ahead of Milwaukee. It is currently 12:29 AM in Milwaukee and 7:29 AM in Zurich.
There are 1234+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
JetBlue Airways, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–430
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–430
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- 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 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–30
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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