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Compare train, coach and flight for Birmingham to Zurich
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Birmingham to Zurich among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £68. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 30m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.9 - 2.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £68, and a train costs an average of £469.
Distance: 938 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Train |
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£153 Average Price | £126 Average Price Cheapest | £469 Average Price |
5h 30m Average total duration Fastest 2h 30m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 28h 0m Average total duration 27h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 49m Average total duration 13h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
2.8 - 5.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.9 - 2.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Birmingham to Zurich
How to get to Zurich from Birmingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Birmingham to Zurich is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus4:5039h10Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway21:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1681One-way2 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus4:5039h10Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway21:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1681One-way2 changes
Fastest
LX4218:501h50Birmingham International Airport11:40Zurich Airport£2721One-way0 changes
Other options
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus16:2040h25Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway9:45Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1971One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus3:0028h00Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway8:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£2821One-way2 changes
EW9331 · EW97627:456h10Birmingham International Airport14:55Zurich Airport£2311One-way1 change
LX42518:351h50Birmingham International Airport21:25Zurich Airport£2721One-way0 changes
LH959 · LH11865:553h45Birmingham International Airport10:40Zurich Airport£3311One-way1 change
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FAQs: Birmingham to Zurich
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This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Zurich:
A coach is £27 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Birmingham to Zurich costing on average £153.
A coach is £343 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birmingham to Zurich costing on average £469.
Other travel options to Zurich take longer:
Train takes on average 13h 19m.
Coach takes on average 27h 30m.
- Around 31 flights per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birmingham and Zurich as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Birmingham International Airport and arrive in Zurich Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway and arrive in Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Zurich by coach.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast to go to Zurich by train.
- Travel with Helvetic Airways, Vueling, KLM Cityhopper, Air Baltic, Eurowings, KLM, Swiss, Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines to go to Zurich by flight.
- 1 direct flights per day with Helvetic Airways, Air Baltic.
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