There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Denmark by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car 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 Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
4h 11mkr 923–2,022Train to Basel, fly to Copenhagen Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
5h 11mkr 733–2,260Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Schleswigtrain 4
- Take the train from Schleswig to København Htrain Ece / ...
14h 40mkr 1,695–5,840Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Hamburg ZOB to København Hbus 047
19h 55mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
16h 42mkr 828–2,209Fly Zurich Airport to Aalborg Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane ZRH - AAL
6h 7mkr 1,257–2,620Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Copenhagencar
15h 20mkr 1,507–2,127Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to København syd stationtrain Ic / ...
15h 51mkr 2,810–7,552Drive 1,312.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Copenhagencar 1,312.6 km
12h 8mkr 1,729–2,497
Zurich to Denmark by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Denmark is to fly which costs 900 kr - 2100 kr and takes 4h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Denmark is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs 900 kr - 2100 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Denmark. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at København H via Hamburg ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Denmark. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at København H via Basel SBB, Frankfurt and Schleswig. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
The distance between Zurich and Denmark is 972 km. The road distance is 1312.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Denmark without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 40m and costs 1700 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Zurich to Denmark, including transfers.
Zurich to Denmark bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Denmark train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Denmark is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs 900 kr - 2100 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 1700 kr - 6000 kr and takes 14h 40m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 19h 55m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Denmark?
Swiss, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to København H via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Schleswig in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aalborg Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,100
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,800
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,000
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 220–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 380–1,600
- 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
- kr 65–85
- 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
- kr 120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Schleswig to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–850
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Schleswig to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 800–1,100
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 600–750
- Seating Carriage
- kr 390–470
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København syd station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–600
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 460–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Bus from Hamburg ZOB to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Want to know more about travelling around Denmark
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
How to plan an amazing trip around Scandinavia
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Denmark bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Zurich to Denmark train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Denmark is 1313 km. It takes approximately 12h 8m to drive from Zurich to Denmark.
Book your Zurich to Denmark train tickets online with Omio.
There are 869+ hotels available in Denmark.



































