There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Durham by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ZRH - RDU
16h 44m$365–917Train to Basel, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BSL - RDU
16h 37m$444–1,349Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane STR - RDU
18h 27m$441–957Fly Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane ZRH - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
18h 38m$424–1,650Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane FRA - RDU
17h 38m$485–1,293
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Durham is to fly which costs $360 - $950 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Durham is to train and fly which takes 16h 37m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Zurich and Durham is 4389 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Zurich to Durham, including transfers.
Durham is 5h behind Zurich. It is currently 7:30 PM in Zurich and 2:30 PM in Durham.
There are 345+ hotels available in Durham.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Durham, NC, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Munich, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- 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
- $17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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