There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Piadena by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Piadena
5h 59m€55–95Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN177 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma507 / ...
7h 53m€29–85Drive 393 km
- Drive from Zurich to Piadena393 km
4h 39m€68–98Fly 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 Piadena
5h 56m€84–214Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Parma Bus StationItabus
9h 14m€30–67Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)ZRH - VRN
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona - Airport to Brescia
- Take the train from Brescia to Piadena
8h 17m€134–374Fly 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 Parma
- Take the train from Parma to Piadena
6h 45m€98–502
Zurich to Piadena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Piadena is to bus via Milan which costs €29 - €85 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Piadena is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Piadena. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Piadena via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 59m.
The distance between Zurich and Piadena is 368 km. The road distance is 393 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Piadena without a car is to train which takes 5h 59m and costs €55 - €95.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Zurich to Piadena, including transfers.
Zurich to Piadena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Piadena is to train which takes 5h 59m and costs €55 - €95. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €29 - €85 and takes 7h 53m.
Zurich to Piadena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Piadena is 393 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Zurich to Piadena.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Piadena, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Piadena via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 5h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Piadena via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Parma, and Parma in around 7h 53m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- 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 Milano Centrale to Piadena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- 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/
Train from Brescia to Piadena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Parma to Piadena
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €25–35
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- 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 Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Parma Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- 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 Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Verona - Airport to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €28–31
- Private
- €50–90
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