There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Praia by plane or 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane ZRH - RAI
11h 53m$426–629Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane BSL - RAI
12h 3m$292–1,078Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane GVA - RAI
13h 5m$527–1,757Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MXP - RAI
14h 34m$422–1,340
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Praia is to fly which costs $420 - $650 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Praia is to fly which takes 11h 53m and costs $420 - $650.
The distance between Zurich and Praia is 4682 km.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Zurich to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 3h behind Zurich. It is currently 12:01 PM in Zurich and 9:01 AM in Praia.
There are 511+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Praia, Cabo Verde?
TAP Portugal, Royal Air Maroc, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Barcelona, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Trenord
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