There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Italian Riviera by bus, unknown, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Genoabus N177
- Walk from Genoa to Italian Rivieraunknown
6h 10mTrain, travel via Lugano
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ic2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Walk from Genova Voltri to Italian Rivieraunknown
6h 42mFly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, travel
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane ZRH - GOA
- Walk from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Italian Rivieraunknown
5h 57mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genova P. Principetrain Ec
- Walk from Genova Voltri to Italian Rivieraunknown
7h 24mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Como P.le S. Gottardobus
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Genova Piazza Principetrain
- Walk from Pra' 9/Villa Podesta' to Italian Rivieraunknown
9h 59mFly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Walk from Genova Voltri to Italian Rivieraunknown
6h 17mFly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ZRH - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Voltritrain
- Walk from Genova Voltri to Italian Rivieraunknown
8h 22m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Zurich and Italian Riviera is 435 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Italian Riviera without a car is to bus and travel which takes 6h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Zurich to Italian Riviera, including transfers.
There are 4001+ hotels available in Italian Riviera.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Italian Riviera, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Italian Riviera. However, you can take the bus to Genoa then travel to Italian Riviera. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Italian Riviera via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Genova P.Za Principe, and Genova Voltri in around 6h 42m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Genova P. Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Voltri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Genova Piazza Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- 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 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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 Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Como P.le S. Gottardo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Como P.le S. Gottardo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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