There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Zurich by car, 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.
Car, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane UIO - ZRH
18h 18mCHF 250–889Car, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane UIO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
19h 50mCHF 519–819Car, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane UIO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
21h 1mCHF 449–886Car, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane UIO - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
22h 40mCHF 411–1,132Car, fly to Basel, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Basel (BSL)plane UIO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
20h 42mCHF 362–734Car, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane UIO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
23h 19mCHF 621–1,218
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Zurich is to car and fly which costs SFr 250 - SFr 900 and takes 18h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Zurich is to car and fly which takes 18h 18m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 900.
The distance between Quito and Zurich is 9839 km.
It takes approximately 18h 18m to get from Quito to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 6h ahead of Quito. It is currently 2:59 AM in Quito and 8:59 AM in Zurich.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Zurich, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Zurich. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Zürich Stadelhofen. Alternatively, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Zürich HB.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Montreal, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Punta Cana, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Zurich Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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