There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Algiers by plane, train, car ferry, car, 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)ZRH - ALG
6h 47m$110–452Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
29h 37m$454–615Drive 7,561.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Algiers7,561.2 km
3d 9h$1,525–2,202Train to Mulhouse, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)MLH - ALG
6h 6m$186–525Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-CharlesN882
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
33h 20m$354–409Bus, car ferry via Béjaïa
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaia
- Take the bus from Béjaïa to Algiers
36h 43m$350–612
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Algiers is to fly which costs $110 - $460 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Algiers is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $180 - $550.
The distance between Zurich and Algiers is 1302 km. The road distance is 7561.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Algiers without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 29h 37m and costs $450 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Zurich to Algiers, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Algiers is 7561 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Zurich to Algiers.
There are 271+ hotels available in Algiers.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Algiers, Algeria?
Vueling Airlines, Swiss, and Air Algérie fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport via Constantine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- aslairlines.fr
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Zuerich Hb to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Béjaïa to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–210
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $303
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $296
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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