There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Forlì by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Bologna
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to ForliIc
6h 27m€79–166Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano506 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bologna Centrale539 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Forlì433
8h 31m€32–106Drive 564.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Forlì564.5 km
5h 45m€99–143Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
4h 46m€94–269Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ForliFr
7h 14m€73–149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
- Take the train from Modena to ForliIc
10h 46m€47–81Fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
5h 52m€100–362Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
6h 40m€102–305Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
6h 24m€104–295
Zurich to Forlì by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Forlì is to bus which costs €30 - €110 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Forlì is to fly and train which takes 4h 46m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Forlì. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Forlì via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Forlì. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Forli via Lugano, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
The distance between Zurich and Forlì is 531 km. The road distance is 564.5 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Forlì without a car is to train via Bologna which takes 6h 27m and costs €75 - €170.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Zurich to Forlì, including transfers.
Zurich to Forlì bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Forlì train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Forlì is to train via Bologna which takes 6h 27m and costs €75 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €110 and takes 8h 31m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Forlì, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Forli via Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 6h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Forlì via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Bologna Centrale in around 8h 31m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €8–12
Train from Modena to Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €20–28
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Forlì
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Zürich to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Forlì bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Zurich to Forlì train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Forlì is 565 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Zurich to Forlì.
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