There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Pyongyang by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane BSL - FNJ
21h 9m$331–1,038Fly from Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane ZRH - FNJ
20h 9m$294–906Train, 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 31m$358–1,086
Basel (BSL) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Pyongyang is to fly which costs $290 - $950 and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Pyongyang is to fly which takes 20h 9m and costs $290 - $950.
The distance between Zurich and Pyongyang is 8717 km.
It takes approximately 21h 9m to get from Zurich to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 7h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 2:27 AM in Zurich and 9:27 AM in Pyongyang.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Pyongyang, North Korea?
Austrian Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- airkoryo.com.kp
Flights from Basel to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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