There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Taranto by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to TarantoFr
12h 41m€92–264Fly Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)ZRH - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
7h 39m€88–294Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to TarantoN436
17h 40m€95–140Drive 1,241 km
- Drive from Zurich to Taranto1,241 km
11h 37m€215–311Bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the bus from Zürich to Potenza station
- Take the bus from Potenza to Taranto1113
19h 30mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)MXP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
11h 6mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)MXP - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
10h 22m€88–262Train to Basel, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)BSL - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
8h 38m€93–303Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)BGY - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
10h 35m€117–337Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)LIN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
11h 23mTrain, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)BGY - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
11h 29m
Zurich to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Taranto is to bus which costs €95 - €140 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €85 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich Bus Station station and arriving at Taranto. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 17h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Taranto via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Zurich and Taranto is 1215 km. The road distance is 1241 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 12h 41m and costs €90 - €270.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Zurich to Taranto, including transfers.
Zurich to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Taranto train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Taranto is to train which takes 12h 41m and costs €90 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €140 and takes 17h 40m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Taranto via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 12h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Taranto 5 times a week. Tickets cost €95–140 and the journey takes 17h 40m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Zürich to Potenza station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €73
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Potenza to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Taranto station.
Zurich to Taranto train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Taranto is 1241 km. It takes approximately 11h 37m to drive from Zurich to Taranto.
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