There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Channel Islands by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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
5h 51m$145–374Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Colmarbus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
23h 23m$136–350Train, 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 19m$282–568Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
16h 54m$183–334Drive, ferry
- Drive from Zurich to St Malo Ferry Portcar
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chauseyferry
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granvilleferry
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
15h 59m$246–414Fly Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane ZRH - GCI
6h 6m$225–384Train 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
6h 49m$254–387Train 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
6h 54m$164–347
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 $180 - $340 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs $140 - $380.
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 19m and costs $280 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Zurich to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 1:23 PM in Zurich and 12:23 PM in Channel Islands.
There are 47+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER) twice daily.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Basel to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- 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
- $100–180
- 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
- $60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- 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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Colmar to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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