There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Rio de Janeiro by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane ZRH - SDU
16h 31mR$4,121–6,530Fly Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA)plane ZRH - IZA
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Regional Presidente Itamar Franco to Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora - Miguel Mansurbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora - Miguel Mansur to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
22h 24mR$2,016–6,675Fly Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane ZRH - GIG
17h 52mR$2,526–7,039Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane MXP - SDU
20h 7mR$4,138–6,980Fly Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)plane ZRH - GRU
- Take the bus from Guarulhos International Airport to Jacareíbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
19h 29mR$2,131–3,900Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane FRA - GIG
19h 23mR$2,970–6,454Train to Basel, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane BSL - GIG
18h 26mR$2,558–6,700
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Rio de Janeiro is to fly and bus which costs R$ 2100 - R$ 3900 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs R$ 4100 - R$ 7000.
The distance between Zurich and Rio de Janeiro is 9388 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Zurich to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 5h behind Zurich. It is currently 07:08 in Zurich and 02:08 in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 9984+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Swiss, Azul, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Porto, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–4,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via Lisboa, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,600–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,900
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Flights from Basel to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–7,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–7,000
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$300–440
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$35–45
- Website
- Trenord
- 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$50–65
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$50–65
- 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$90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$270–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$75–160
- 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$90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$330–600
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- R$420–600
- 2nd Class
- R$330–440
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$45–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +55 11 3775-3850
- Website
- passaromarron.com.br
Bus from Guarulhos International Airport to Jacareí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$35–60
- Schedules at
- passaromarron.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- atendimento@viacaonova.com.br
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$75–110
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Phone
- +55 32 3215-1109 /
- bassamar@bol.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Aeroporto Regional Presidente Itamar Franco to Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora - Miguel Mansur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
- Book at
- buson.com.br
- Convencional
- R$30–45
- Phone
- 0800 728 1992
- faleconosco@util.com.br
- Website
- viajeguanabara.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora - Miguel Mansur to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$55–200
- Schedules at
- viajeguanabara.com.br
- Book at
- viajeguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 1992
- Website
- plataforma10.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora - Miguel Mansur to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$85–110
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora - Miguel Mansur to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$65–100
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
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