There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Seattle by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ZRH - SEA
13h 47m$325–966Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BSL - SEA
18h 30m$430–1,349Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane STR - SEA
19h 20m$495–1,328Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MUC - SEA
18h 58m$536–2,369
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Seattle is to fly which costs $320 - $1,000 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Seattle is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs $320 - $1,000.
The distance between Zurich and Seattle is 5300 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Zurich to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 12:19 AM in Zurich and 3:19 PM in Seattle.
There are 1588+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA?
Edelweiss Air, Icelandair, and Air Canada fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- 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
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $87–89
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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