There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Kotka by plane, bus, car, train, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
8h 48m€123–333Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
40h 38mDrive 3,622.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Kotka3,622.3 km
38h 45m€652–942Train 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 7m€138–372Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)GVA - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
12h 1m€162–369Bus 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 58mNight 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
42h 15m€400–797Bus, 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
45h 9m€147–291Bus #2
- Take the bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Panevėžys
- Take the bus from Panevėžys, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
2d 3h€377–589Drive, 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 36m€653–954
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kotka is to bus and train which costs €140 - €300 and takes 45h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kotka is to fly and train which takes 8h 48m and costs €120 - €340.
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 Warsaw, Bus Station West, Tallinn and Helsinki Kamppi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 38m.
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 which takes 40h 38m 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 Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Kotka is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 7:14 PM in Zurich and 8:14 PM in Kotka.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Kotka is 3622 km. It takes approximately 38h 45m 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 Warsaw, Bus Station West, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Tallinn, Helsinki, and Helsinki Kamppi in around 40h 38m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- 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
- €90–210
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 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 Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- 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
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Kotka, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €260–360
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Panevėžys, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €280–400
- 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 Panevėžys
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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