There are 9 ways to get from Pilsen to Zurich by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Plzeň to Zurich
7h 20mCHF 30–80Train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen HbfEc
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof88
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich HbEc
9h 39mCHF 103–172Drive 542.1 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Zurich542.1 km
6h 9mCHF 87–125Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)PRG - ZRH
5h 7mCHF 68–168Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to St. Gallen LagerstrasseRegioJet 95 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
8h 40mCHF 44–74Train via Munich
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen HbfEc
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich HbEc
9h 43mCHF 103–172Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MUC - ZRH
6h 43mCHF 143–293Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)PRG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
6h 22mCHF 89–225Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
7h 57mCHF 169–330
Pilsen to Zurich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plzeň and arriving at Zurich. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Pilsen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Zuerich Hb via München Hbf and Lindau-Reutin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
The distance between Pilsen and Zurich is 566 km. The road distance is 542.1 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 7h 20m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 80.
The bus from Plzeň to Zurich takes 7h 20m including transfers and departs once daily.
Pilsen to Zurich bus services, operated by Nobless Line, depart from Plzeň station.
Pilsen to Zurich train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Zurich is to bus which takes 7h 20m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 180 and takes 9h 39m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Nobless Line operates a bus from Plzeň to Zurich once daily. Tickets cost CHF 80 and the journey takes 7h 20m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Zuerich Hb via Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Lindau-Reutin in around 9h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- noblessline@noblessline.cz
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Plzeň to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Pilsen to Zurich bus services, operated by Nobless Line, arrive at Zurich station.
Pilsen to Zurich train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Zurich is 542 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Pilsen to Zurich.
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