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4.6Travel Information from Edinburgh to Zurich
 Distance | 774 miles |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | £1 - £90 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • £75 • 33 h 55 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • £90 • 2 h 10 min |
 Popular travel companies | FlixBus, Edelweiss Air or LNER |
Travel 774 miles by train, coach or flight from Edinburgh to Zurich. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, Edelweiss Air or LNER among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Edinburgh to Zurich.
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How to get to Zurich from Edinburgh by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Edinburgh to Zurich is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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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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Travel to Zurich easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Edinburgh to Zurich.
There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Zurich: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Zurich is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of £75 compared to other travel options to Zurich:
A coach is £15 less than a flight with an average ticket price of £90 from Edinburgh to Zurich.
Taking a coach costs £1 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of £1.
The fastest way to get to Zurich from Edinburgh is by flight with an average travel time of 2 h 10 min.
Other travel options to Zurich take longer:
Coach takes 33 h 55 min on average.
Getting to Zurich by train takes 12 h 56 min on average.
The distance between Edinburgh and Zurich is around 774 miles.
The average frequency per day from Edinburgh to Zurich is:
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- Around 40 flights per day.
- 4 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Zurich from Edinburgh as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Edinburgh to Zurich:
- Most travellers catch their flight from Edinburgh Airport and arrive in Zurich Airport.
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Edinburgh to Zurich:
- You can travel from Edinburgh to Zurich by coach with FlixBus. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £75 with FlixBus from Edinburgh to Zurich.
- You can take a flight from Edinburgh to Zurich with Edelweiss Air, KLM, Eurowings, British Airways, KLM Cityhopper, Air France, Cityflyer (British Airways 2), Vueling Airlines or Lufthansa. Cheap tickets can be found for £90 with KLM from Edinburgh to Zurich.
- You can take a train from Edinburgh to Zurich with LNER or Lumo. Cheap tickets can be found for £473 with LNER from Edinburgh to Zurich.
Yes, there are direct services available from Edinburgh to Zurich with the following travel companies:
- 1 direct flight per day with.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Zurich as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Zurich from Edinburgh.
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