There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Johannesburg by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ZRH - JNB
13h 23mR 6,021–15,650Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane BSL - JNB
18h 33mR 7,624–19,175Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane STR - JNB
19h 28mR 8,232–15,992Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MUC - JNB
18h 32mR 7,845–20,479Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane FRA - JNB
17h 32mR 7,212–17,456
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Johannesburg is to train and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 16 000 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Johannesburg is to fly which takes 13h 23m and costs R 6 000 - R 16 000.
The distance between Zurich and Johannesburg is 8450 km.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Zurich to Johannesburg, including transfers.
There are 5131+ hotels available in Johannesburg.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Johannesburg, South Africa?
Swiss and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–16,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Basel to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–13,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–12,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Johannesburg International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 160–210
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 160–210
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 300–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 300–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 380–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 420–1,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 350–430
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
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