There are 9 ways to get from Rome to Zürich by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Train
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Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
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Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Zuerich Hb
Cheapest
Fly to Basel, train
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Fly from Rome (FCO) to Basel (BSL)
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Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
Bus
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Take the bus from Roma Tiburtina TiBus to Zurich Bus Station
Bus via Modena
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Take the bus from Roma Tiburtina TiBus to Modena Nord
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Take the bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Zürich
Drive
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Drive from Rome to Zürich
Fly to Zurich
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Fly from Rome (FCO) to Zurich (ZRH)
Fly to Milan Linate, train
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Fly from Rome (FCO) to Milan Linate (LIN)
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
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Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
Fly to Milan Malpensa, train
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Fly from Rome (FCO) to Milan Malpensa (MXP)
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Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
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Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
Fly to Milan Bergamo, bus, train
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Fly from Rome (FCO) to Milan Bergamo (BGY)
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Take the bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
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Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
Rome to Zürich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Zürich is to bus which costs €65 - €95 and takes 12h 20m.
The quickest way to get from Rome to Zürich is to fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 4h 37m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Roma Tiburtina TiBus and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Zürich. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Milano Centrale and Como S.Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 13m.
The distance between Rome and Zürich is 683 km. The road distance is 853.9 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Zürich without a car is to train which takes 7h 13m and costs €100 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Rome to Zürich, including transfers.
Rome to Zürich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma Tiburtina TiBus station.
Rome to Zürich train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Zürich is to train which takes 7h 13m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €95 and takes 12h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €290 and takes 4h 37m.
- Distance: 683.2 km
- Duration: 7h 13m
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Zürich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rome to Zürich via Milano Centrale, Como S. Giovanni, and Como S.Giovanni in around 7h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Roma Tiburtina TiBus to Zurich Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost SFr 60 - SFr 90 and the journey takes 12h 20m.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Rome to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 85 - SFr 460
Flights from Rome to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 210
Flights from Rome to Milan Linate via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 210
Flights from Rome to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rome to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 550
Flights from Rome to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 170 - SFr 750
Flights from Rome to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 170 - SFr 750
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Rome to Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 90 - SFr 240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Rome to Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 90 - SFr 240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rome to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Rome to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 440
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Rome to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 160
- Website
- air-connect.com
Flights from Rome to Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 75 - SFr 160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Rome to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 23 - SFr 240
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Rome to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SFr 100 - SFr 200
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Rome to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 190
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Rome to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 410 - SFr 2200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- SFr 35 - SFr 55
- Base Standard
- SFr 65 - SFr 90
- Base Premium
- SFr 80 - SFr 120
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- SFr 30 - SFr 45
- Smart Low Cost
- SFr 30 - SFr 45
- Smart Flex
- SFr 60 - SFr 85
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 65 - SFr 120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 29 - SFr 55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 17 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- SFr 17 - SFr 23
- 1st Class
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- SFr 45 - SFr 65
- 1st Class
- SFr 75 - SFr 110
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 23 - SFr 60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- SFr 23 - SFr 30
- 1st Class
- SFr 40 - SFr 60
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- SFr 30 - SFr 45
- 1st Class
- SFr 45 - SFr 65
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SFr 4 - SFr 5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Basel Sbb to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- SFr 21 - SFr 28
- 1st Class
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
- Phone
- +33 (0) 1 84 94 36 35
- info@lyria.com
- Website
- tgv-lyria.com
Train from Basel to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 19 - SFr 27
- Website
- https://www.tgv-lyria.com/fr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 8 - SFr 11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Roma Tiburtina TiBus to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 60 - SFr 90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Roma Tiburtina TiBus to Modena Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 27 - SFr 35
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +352 26 58 57 1
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 9 - SFr 12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 6 - SFr 10
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Bergamo Airport Bus Station to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 4 - SFr 15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- SFr 10 - SFr 15
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The quickest flight from Rome Airport to Zurich Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 30m.
Rome to Zürich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Rome to Zürich train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to Zürich is 854 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Rome to Zürich.
Alitalia, Swiss and Lufthansa offer flights from Rome Airport to Zurich Airport.
Book your Rome to Zürich bus tickets online with FlixBus and Omio.
There are 679+ hotels available in Zürich. Prices start at SFr 70 per night.
The best way to get from Rome to Rome Airport is to train which takes 32 min and costs €7 - €35.