There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Spain by plane, train (Renfe), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane ZRH - PMI
4h 26m€44–127Fly Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
4h 42m€41–188Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
11h 4m€169–396Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Zürich to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 55m€67–124Drive 1,020.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Barcelonacar 1,020.2 km
10h 23m€179–259Fly Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ZRH - VLC
4h 52m€77–267Fly Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
5h 8m€66–216Fly Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane ZRH - AGP
5h 22m€65–214Train to Basel, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BSL - BCN
5h 41m€49–216Train via Geneva
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
12h 41m€193–546Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Mulhousebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Barcelonabus FlixBus N1720
16h 55m€72–133
Zurich to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Spain is to fly which costs €40 - €130 and takes 4h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs €40 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Spain station. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Spain. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Zurich and Spain is 1018 km. The road distance is 1020.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Spain without a car is to train which takes 11h 4m and costs €160 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Zurich to Spain, including transfers.
Zurich to Spain bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Spain train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs €40 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €400 and takes 11h 4m, you could also bus via Lyon, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Spain?
Condor Flugdienst, Vueling Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–95
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Zürich to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mulhouse to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Spain bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Zurich to Spain train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Spain is 1020 km. It takes approximately 10h 23m to drive from Zurich to Spain.
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