There are 5 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Zurich by plane, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PIT - ZRH
14h 29mCHF 241–797Train to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JST - ZRH
18h 26mCHF 212–789Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)plane PIT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
15h 9mCHF 266–980Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- 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
18h 58mCHF 333–846Bus to Morgantown Municipal Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminalbus
- Fly from Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MGW - ZRH
23h 8mCHF 239–832
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 210 - SFr 800 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Zurich is to fly which takes 14h 29m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 800.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Zurich is 6805 km.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Pittsburgh to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 2:02 AM in Pittsburgh and 8:02 AM in Zurich.
There are 1232+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Zurich, Switzerland?
Icelandair, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Morgantown Municipal Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport to Zurich Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Johnstown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 20–40
- 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
- Phone
- +1 304-291-7433
- Website
- busride.org
Bus from Pittsburgh Greyhound to Westover Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–24
- Website
- https://www.busride.org
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