There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Channel Islands by plane, train, ferry, 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 Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane ZRH - JER
6h 3m$178–400Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Airport to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Saint-Malobus
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
24h 1m$123–375Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
12h 17m$216–417Fly Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane ZRH - GCI
6h 3m$208–380Train to Basel, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BSL - JER
7h 21m$154–333Train to Basel, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane BSL - GCI
7h 11m$264–433Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Rennes Place de la Garebus
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
27h 46m$134–307
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Channel Islands is to bus and train and ferry which costs $130 - $310 and takes 27h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $170 - $400.
The distance between Zurich and Channel Islands is 830 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 17m and costs $210 - $420.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Zurich to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 2:50 PM in Zurich and 1:50 PM in Channel Islands.
There are 53+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–17
- 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 Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- Rail 1st Class
- $24–35
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Airport to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Rennes Place de la Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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