There are 12 ways to get from Zurich to Durham by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to Newcastle
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newcastle (NCL)ZRH - NCL
7h 29m£96–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg Gare Centrale
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station Stand 11
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 18 to Leazes Road - Millburngate BridgeX12
24h 22m£69–122Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIce / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durham
12h 37m£205–827Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Durham
14h 13mFly Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)ZRH - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Durham
8h 21m£87–252Fly Zurich Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)ZRH - MME
8h 14m£214–574Fly Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ZRH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Durham
7h 47m£72–257Fly Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ZRH - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
7h 40m£96–237Train to Basel, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BSL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Durham
8h 41m£82–472Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durham
13h 2m£165–619Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Durham
25h 51mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Durham
15h 9m£220–319
Zurich to Durham by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Durham is to bus which costs £65 - £130 and takes 24h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Durham is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs £95 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Durham. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Bus Station Stand 18. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Durham. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Durham via Basel SBB, Offenburg, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Zurich and Durham is 719 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Durham without a car is to train via Offenburg which takes 12h 37m and costs £200 - £850.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Zurich to Durham, including transfers.
Zurich to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Durham train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Durham is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs £95 - £200. Alternatively, you can train via Offenburg, which costs £200 - £850 and takes 12h 37m, you could also bus, which costs £65 - £130 and takes 24h 22m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Durham, England?
Eurowings, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Newcastle (NCL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Durham via Basel SBB, Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–90
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- 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
- £25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–230
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–230
- Couchette Carriage
- £100–130
- Seating Carriage
- £22–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 18 to Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Zurich to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg Gare Centrale station.
Durham is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 8:58 AM in Zurich and 7:58 AM in Durham.
Zurich to Durham train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
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