There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Anchorage by plane or train
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 Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ZRH - ANC
16h 23m$406–1,208Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- 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$768–999Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane FRA - ANC
16h 29m$720–1,488Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BSL - ANC
18h 3m$453–1,340
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Anchorage is to fly which costs $400 - $1,300 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Anchorage is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs $400 - $1,300.
The distance between Zurich and Anchorage is 4878 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Zurich to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 10h behind Zurich. It is currently 7:24 PM in Zurich and 9:24 AM in Anchorage.
There are 213+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Condor Flugdienst and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) once daily.
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Basel to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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