There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Faro by plane, train, bus, 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 Faro Airport (FAO)plane ZRH - FAO
5h 27m€105–270Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BSL - FAO
6h 33m€73–350Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Farobus
22h 9m€344–810Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
36h 18m€180–355Drive 2,198.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Farocar 2,198.5 km
21h 37m€382–552Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane GVA - FAO
8h 15m€168–554Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavirabus
23h 50m€404–789Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stopbus
- Take the bus from Avignon to Terminal Rodoviário de Évorabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Évora to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Faro - Terminal Rodoviáriobus 9 / ...
40h 14m€256–622Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lisbonbus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain Ic
40h 31m€277–620
Zurich to Faro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Faro is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Faro. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Faro via Lyon and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 18m.
The distance between Zurich and Faro is 1800 km. The road distance is 2198.5 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Faro without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 22h 9m and costs €340 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Zurich to Faro, including transfers.
Zurich to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €360 and takes 36h 18m.
Zurich to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Faro is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 7:14 PM in Zurich and 6:14 PM in Faro.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Faro, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, TAP Portugal, and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Faro Airport (FAO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Faro via Lyon and Lisbon in around 36h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- €8–11
- 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
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Évora to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annemasse to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Avignon to Terminal Rodoviário de Évora
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Avignon to Terminal Rodoviário de Évora
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 300 074 830
- clientes@vamusalgarve.pt
- Website
- vamusalgarve.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Faro - Terminal Rodoviário
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €4–6
- Aerobus
- €10–11
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