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
10h 28m$276–498Train 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
11h 46m$265–910Train 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 20m$355–1,094Train, 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 39m$320–932
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 $270 - $500 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Praia is to fly which takes 10h 28m and costs $270 - $500.
The distance between Zurich and Praia is 4682 km.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Zurich to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 2h behind Zurich. It is currently 11:55 PM in Zurich and 9:55 PM in Praia.
There are 457+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Praia, Cabo Verde?
TAP Portugal, Royal Air Maroc, and two 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 Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Basel to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
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
- $210–800
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- 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
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- 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
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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