There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Altea by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ZRH - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
6h 6m€96–232Train to Basel, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BSL - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
7h 9m€81–251Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Perpignantrain
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Stationbus
20h 36m€167–338Drive 1,491.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Alteacar 1,491.9 km
14h 43m€252–364Fly Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ZRH - VLC
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus
8h 10m€89–287Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MXP - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
9h 48m€102–247Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Perpignantrain Ter
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Stationbus
21h 15m€156–368Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus RegioJet 95
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 20m€84–127Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lyonbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Benidormbus FlixBus N1131
24h 35m€82–167Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alteabus
26h 5m€116–300
Zurich to Altea by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Altea is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 24h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Altea is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 6m and costs €95 - €240.
The distance between Zurich and Altea is 1351 km. The road distance is 1491.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Altea without a car is to train and bus via Lyon which takes 20h 36m and costs €160 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Zurich to Altea, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Altea is 1492 km. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Zurich to Altea.
There are 8230+ hotels available in Altea.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Altea, Spain?
You can take a bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Altea via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station, Benidorm - Bus Station, and Benidorm Intermodal in around 24h 20m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €8–11
- 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
- €28–32
- 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
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Altea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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