There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Alaska by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ZRH - ANC
16h 23m$757–2,417Fly Zurich Airport to Fairbanks
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane ZRH - FAI
22h 7m$497–1,517Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MXP - ANC
19h 49m$934–2,923Train to Basel, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BSL - ANC
17h 53m$1,216–3,952
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Alaska is to fly which costs $490 - $1,600 and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Alaska is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs $750 - $2,500.
The distance between Zurich and Alaska is 4878 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Zurich to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 10h behind Zurich. It is currently 3:34 AM in Zurich and 5:34 PM in Alaska.
There are 297+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Alaska, USA?
Condor Flugdienst and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 6 times a week.
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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