Day trip to Zurich.
From Birmingham, back by 18:00.
Switzerland·Mon 19 Oct · 2.6 hours in the city
Time in the city
2.6 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
10km
to the centreFrom Zurich centre (ZRH)
Daylight
10.8 hours
07:48 to 18:34Sunrise 07:48, sunset 18:34
Tight: passport queues. Under 5 hours in Zurich once we allow 30 min for passport control on landing and 30 min extra before the flight home. First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.
08:50
Leave Birmingham
1h 50min
12:25
In the city
Lands 11:40, 30min immigration, 15min from the airport
15:00
Leave the city
15min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
18:00
Back in Birmingham
Flies 17:15
- Leave Birmingham08:50
- Land in Zurich1h 50min11:40
- In the city30min immigration, 15min from the airport12:25
- Leave the city15min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration15:00
- Fly home1h 50min17:15
- Back in Birmingham18:00
How we'd do it
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Things to do in ZurichShowHide
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How we'd do it
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Kunsthaus Zürich and the Swiss National Museum shut Mondays.
What a day in Zurich costs
On the ground only. We could not price the flight for this pair, so the day costs more than this.
£61/ on the ground, plus flights
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Opening days vary, so check before you go.
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Getting to Birmingham
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Free for the first 0-10 minutes at the Drop Off car park. Source
Train
- From Birmingham (New Street, via the free AirRail Link monorail from Birmingham International station)Price not published10-15 min
Coach
- National Express and FlixBus from BirminghamPrice not published
Taxi
- From Birmingham city centre£20-£30 one way~10 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £7
Drop Off car park: free 0-10 min, then £7 (10-15 min) rising to £56 at the 1-hour mark; no-return-within-1hr policy. Source
- Car Park 1 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 2 & 3 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 4 (3-5 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 5 (5-10 min walk, free shuttle)£67
Same-day rate. Source
- Car Park 7 (meet & greet, bus 10-15 min)£51
Same-day rate. Source
- Elmdon Short Stay£51
Same-day rate. Source
More parking
- Valet Parking (meet & greet, 1 min walk)No same-day price
Parking nearby
No same-day price published. See multi-day prices
- Airparks Self Park (2.1 mi)£7.31
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
- Airparks Drop & Go (staff park it)£8.12
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
- Maple Parking Meet & Greet (~2 min walk, on-airport)£9.85
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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