There are 12 ways to get from Zurich to London by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to London City Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
4h 24m£83–241Bus via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
18h 47m£43–60Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
9h£163–430Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N831 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus RegioJet 10
16h 55m£51–88Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
10h 24mFly Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
4h 24m£76–195Fly Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
4h 35m£64–187Train to Basel, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BSL - LHR
5h 18m£81–300Fly Zurich Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ZRH - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
4h 51m£58–222Train to Basel, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
5h 28m£54–182Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
10h 22m£175–420Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
11h 26m£151–228
Zurich to London by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to London is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs £40 - £65 and takes 18h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to London is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to London. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at London Victoria via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to London. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg Bahnhof and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Zurich and London is 490 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to London without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 9h and costs £160 - £430.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Zurich to London, including transfers.
Zurich to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to London train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to London is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs £80 - £250. Alternatively, you can train via Strasbourg, which costs £160 - £430 and takes 9h, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £90 and takes 16h 55m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and London, England?
Swiss, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to London St Pancras Intl via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, and Paris Nord in around 9h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Zurich to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
London is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 11:58 AM in Zurich and 10:58 AM in London.
Zurich to London train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
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