There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Slovakia by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
4h 45m€99–239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N882
11h 35m€40–120Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
9h 11m€110–180Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNPbus
11h 15mDrive 764.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Bratislavacar 764.5 km
7h 50m€133–192Fly Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZRH - KSC
4h 33m€93–331Train to Basel, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 49m€79–248Train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Rorschachtrain
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 56m€332–481Train to Basel, fly to Bratislava Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane BSL - BTS
5h 15m€48–270Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislavacar
7h 37m€198–271
Zurich to Slovakia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Slovakia is to bus which costs €40 - €120 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Slovakia is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €90 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich Bus Station station and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 11m.
The distance between Zurich and Slovakia is 674 km. The road distance is 764.5 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Slovakia without a car is to train which takes 9h 11m and costs €110 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Zurich to Slovakia, including transfers.
Zurich to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Slovakia train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Slovakia is to train which takes 9h 11m and costs €110 - €180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €340 and takes 4h 33m, you could also bus, which costs €40 - €120 and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Slovakia?
Railjet operates a train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica once daily. Tickets cost €110–180 and the journey takes 9h 11m. Alternatively, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and LOT fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–430
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–230
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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
- €8–11
- 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
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Zurich to Slovakia train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Slovakia is 765 km. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Zurich to Slovakia.
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