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Compare train, coach and flight for Edinburgh to Zurich
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Edinburgh to Zurich among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £157 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 22m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the coach is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.2 - 3.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £157, while a flight costs an average of £323.
Distance: 1249 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Driving |
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£323 Average Price | £157 Average Price Cheapest | £245 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 22m Average total duration Fastest 3h 22m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 31h 23m Average total duration 30h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 28m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
3.7 - 7.5kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 3.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Edinburgh to Zurich:
A coach is £165 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Edinburgh to Zurich costing on average £323.
Other travel options to Zurich take longer:
Coach takes on average 31h 23m.
You'll arrive about 14h 6m sooner (3h 22m by flight vs 17h 28m by car). Tickets start at around £323 compared to roughly £245 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Edinburgh to Zurich
How to get to Zurich from Edinburgh by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Edinburgh to Zurich is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus22:4032h20Edinburgh, Bus Station8:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1051One-way3 changes
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- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus22:4032h20Edinburgh, Bus Station8:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1051One-way3 changes
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- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus22:4032h20Edinburgh, Bus Station8:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1051One-way3 changes
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- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus19:3735h23Edinburgh, Drum Brae South8:00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1091One-way3 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus21:3535h10Edinburgh, Drum Brae South9:45Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)£1141One-way3 changes
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How to Travel from Edinburgh to Zurich
Zurich has beautiful sights to savour including Uetliberg Mountain and Lake Zurich. These are some of the reasons why travellers pack up for the beautiful city. To travel to Zurich from Edinburgh, a traveller can choose to take the bus or a flight. A flight is the faster option between the two while taking the bus is cheaper.
Bus: The approximate time it would take between the cities by bus is thirty five hours. The service is run by National Express and a traveller can expect two changes along this route. The departure station is Edinburgh, Elder Street while the arrival point is Zurich. There is a bus leaving Edinburgh every day, three times a day.
Flight: There are sixteen airlines offering flights to Zurich, and they include British Airways, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. Flights are either nonstop or one-stop. It will take an average eleven hours and twenty minutes to complete the entire journey. The departure point is Edinburgh Airport (EDI) while the arrival station is Basel Airport(BSL) or Zurich Airport(ZRH).There are flights available daily, every alternate day and every day of the week except Saturday depending on which airline one prefers to use.
Travelling from Edinburgh to Zurich: Travel Tips
- What is the cheapest way to travel from Edinburgh to Zurich? Taking only eleven hours and twenty minutes for a complete journey, a flight is the fastest way to travel from Edinburgh to Zurich.
- What is the fastest way to travel from Edinburgh to Zurich? The cheapest way to travel from Edinburgh to Zurich is by bus.
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This is compared to other travel options from Edinburgh to Zurich:
A coach is £165 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Edinburgh to Zurich costing on average £323.
Other travel options to Zurich take longer:
Coach takes on average 31h 23m.
- Around 71 flights per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Edinburgh and Zurich as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Edinburgh Airport and arrive in Zurich Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arrive in Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Zurich by coach.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Sas Airways, KLM Cityhopper, CitizenPlane, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, BA Cityflyer, Air France, KLM, Qatar Airways, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Vueling, Smartwings, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, ITA, Aegean Airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Edelweiss Air to go to Zurich by flight.
- 2 direct flights per day with CitizenPlane, easyJet, Edelweiss Air.
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