There are 7 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
7h 1m$84–410Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to MulhouseTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
29h 37m$437–543Drive 7,555.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Algiers7,555.4 km
3d 9h$1,524–2,201Train to Mulhouse, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)MLH - ALG
6h 20m$165–444Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)MXP - ALG
9h 3m$159–301Bus, 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$348–398Bus, 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$344–601
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 $80 - $410 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Algiers is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $160 - $450.
The distance between Zurich and Algiers is 1311 km. The road distance is 7555.4 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 $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Zurich to Algiers, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Algiers is 7555 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Zurich to Algiers.
There are 273+ 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.
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- 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
- $140–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport via Constantine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- aslairlines.fr
Flights from Mulhouse to Houari Boumediene Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- $100–180
- 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
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 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
- $40–95
- 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
- $304
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Bejaia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $297
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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