There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Channel Islands by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER)ZRH - JER
6h 3m$148–349Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Saint-Malo772
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
21h 47m$119–373Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
11h 6m$168–346Drive, ferry
- Drive from Zurich to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
15h 54m$246–414Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Jersey Airport (JER)BSL - JER
7h 22m$164–302
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Channel Islands is to fly which costs $140 - $350 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $140 - $350.
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 11h 6m and costs $160 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Zurich to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 4:46 PM in Zurich and 3:46 PM in Channel Islands.
There are 83+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jersey Airport (JER) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–250
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Zuerich Hb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- 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
- $45–75
- 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@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- 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
- 54 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- 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
- Website
- Les Iles Chausey
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