In the heart of Europe: Examples of Flight Durations from Switzerland
Switzerland on the map
Click on the information icon and you will get short facts about the destination, as well as information about distance to the closest international airport.
Facts about Basel
closest international airport: Basel/Moulhouse/Freiburg, 6 km to City Centre
number of inhabitants: 171'017
official language: German
nice to know: Home of Art Basel, famous for the pharmaceutical sector
Facts about Bern
nearest international airport: Basel, 100 km
number of inhabitants: 133'115
official language: German
nice to know: capital city of Switzerland and home of the Swiss parliament - the heart of Swiss democracy
Facts about Crans-Montana
nearest international Airport: Geneva, 85 km
number of inhabitants: 866
official language: French
nice to know: Roger Moore used to live in Crans-Montana
Facts about Davos
nearest international Airport: Zurich, 160 km
number of inhabitants: 11'136
official language: German
nice to know: Davos is the highest city in Europe
Engadin & St. Moritz
nearest international Airport: Zurich, 200 km
number of inhabitants: 16'973
official language: «Il rumantsch», Rhaeto-Romanic
Facts about Flims Laax
nearest international Airport: Zurich, 135 km
number of inhabitants: 4'750
official language: German
nice to know: Europe's most spectacular freestyle event takes place in Laax: Laax Open
Facts about Geneva
nearest international Airport: Geneva, 4 km from the city centre
number of inhabitants: 198'979
official language: French
nice to know: Place of 42 international organizations and about 750 non-governmental organizations
Facts about Interlaken
nearest international Airport: Zurich, 140 km
number of inhabitants: 5319
official language: German
nice to know: Interlaken is placed between two lakes. The name comes from the latin language "inter lacus" (between the lakes)
Facts about Lausanne
nearest international Airport: Geneva, 60 km
number of inhabitants: 137'810
official language: French
nice to know: Lausanne is the Olympic capital as it is home to the Olympic Committee and also the Olympic Museum
Facts about Lucerne
nearest international Airport: Zurich, 70 km
number of inhabitants: 81'592
official language: German
nice to know: The famous Kappelbrücke is the city's landmark. In 1995 a fire destroyed a large part of the bridge. The bridge where immediately rebuild. Even today the bridge is still an eye catcher.
Facts about Lugano
nearest international airport: Zurich, 214 km; Milan Malpensa, 75 km
number of inhabitants: 63'932
official language: Italian
nice to know: largest town in the southern part of Switzerland
Facts about Martigny
nearest international Airport: Geneva, 130 km
number of inhabitants: 22'247
official language: French
nice to know: Culinary delights are a big deal in Martigny thanks to the many sunny days in the Valais region, where strawberries, apricots, grapes and asparagus are grown.
Facts about Montreux
nearest international Airport: Geneva, 90 km
number of inhabitants: 24'520
official language: French
nice to know: Home of the world famous Montreux Jazz Festival, Freddy Mercury lived in Montreux
Facts about Olten
nearest international airport: Zurich Airport, 70 km, Basel 60 km
number of inhabitants: 20'000
official language: German
nice to know: From all the major cities in German-speaking Switzerland, the duration of the trip to Olten by train is just 30 minutes. This makes the city an ideal meeting hub.
Facts about St. Gallen-Lake Constance
nearest international airport: Zurich Airport, 80 km
number of inhabitants: 75'481
official language: German
nice to know: The FC St. Gallen is the oldest still existing football club in Switzerland (founded in 1879). It is the pride of the inhabitants.
Facts about Zurich
nearest international airport: Zurich, 11 km to city centre
number of inhabitants: 402'762
official language: German
nice to know: Home of Dadaism, largest city in Switzerland, famous for the financial sector
Travel times from airports to Swiss destinations
You can find a detailed schedule for travelling by either public transport or car here. See the distances between the different airports and destinations, and how long it takes to travel between them.
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