There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Pico Island by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to Pico Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pico Airport (PIX)ZRH - PIX
11h 3m€127–278Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Pico Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pico Airport (PIX)GVA - PIX
13h 31m€236–388Fly Zurich Airport to Horta Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Horta Airport (HOR)ZRH - HOR
- Take the car ferry from Horta to Madalena
15h 18m€135–276Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Pico Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Pico Airport (PIX)MXP - PIX
18h 15m€190–286
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pico Airport (PIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Pico Island is to fly which costs €120 - €280 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Pico Island is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs €120 - €280.
The distance between Zurich and Pico Island is 3146 km.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Zurich to Pico Island, including transfers.
Pico Island is 2h behind Zurich. It is currently 5:34 AM in Zurich and 3:34 AM in Pico Island.
There are 405+ hotels available in Pico Island.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Pico Island, Azores, Portugal?
TAP Portugal, Azores Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pico Airport (PIX) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Terceira
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Ponta Delgada, Terceira
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Zurich Airport, Terceira
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa, Terceira
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa, Terceira
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Zurich Airport, Terceira
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Bordeaux, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lyon, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pico Airport via Bordeaux, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Horta Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Pico Airport via Lyon, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +351 292 242 000
- geral@atlanticoline.pt
- Website
- atlanticoline.pt
Car ferry from Horta to Madalena
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- https://www.atlanticoline.pt/en/
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