There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Pyongyang by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane ZRH - FNJ
19h 24m$365–1,115Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane BSL - FNJ
21h 39m$442–1,315Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane FRA - FNJ
20h 48m$457–1,469
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Pyongyang is to fly which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 19h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Pyongyang is to fly which takes 19h 24m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Zurich and Pyongyang is 8591 km.
It takes approximately 19h 24m to get from Zurich to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 7h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 12:42 PM in Zurich and 7:42 PM in Pyongyang.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Pyongyang, North Korea?
Lufthansa, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- airkoryo.com.kp
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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