There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Zurich by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
10h 49mCHF 285–1,413Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EWR - ZRH
11h 30mCHF 181–369Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JFK - ZRH
12h 25mCHF 193–812Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Basel (BSL)plane PHL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
14h 28mCHF 442–837Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAD - ZRH
13h 41mCHF 255–736
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 180 - SFr 370 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Zurich is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 1500.
The distance between Philadelphia and Zurich is 6488 km.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Philadelphia to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:17 AM in Philadelphia and 8:17 AM in Zurich.
There are 927+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
American Airlines, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–350
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–280
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–280
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–350
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–350
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Basel via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 8–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–210
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 9–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–210
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 14–200
- Business Class
- CHF 55–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–470
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 16–360
- First Class
- CHF 100–470
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 24–370
- First Class
- CHF 120–500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- CHF 1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- CHF 4–7
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