There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Kotka by plane, bus, car, train, night train, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)ZRH - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
9h 22mFly Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)ZRH - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
9h 25m€126–283Bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
40h 58mDrive 3,622.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Kotka3,622.3 km
38h 44m€661–955Train to Basel, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)BSL - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
11h 43m€141–372Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Kotka, Bus Station
41h 15m€175–577Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
46h 25m€147–284Bus
- Take the bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Kaunas
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
2d 4h€132–259Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kotka
37h 35m€654–955
Zurich to Kotka by night train, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kotka is to bus and train which costs €140 - €290 and takes 46h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kotka is to fly and train which takes 9h 25m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Kotka. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Kotka via Berlin Airport BER, Tallinn and Helsinki Kamppi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 58m.
The distance between Zurich and Kotka is 5350 km. The road distance is 3622.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Kotka without a car is to bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 40h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Zurich to Kotka, including transfers.
Zurich to Kotka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Kotka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Kotka is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 3:38 AM in Zurich and 4:38 AM in Kotka.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Kotka is 3622 km. It takes approximately 38h 44m to drive from Zurich to Kotka.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kotka, Finland?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Kotka via Berlin Airport BER, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Tallinn, Helsinki, and Helsinki Kamppi in around 40h 58m.
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- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
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 Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Kotka, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–29
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Stuttgart Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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