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There are 12 ways to get from America to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    8h 20m
    CHF 104–349

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to EindhoventrainIntercity
    2. Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Zurich Bus StationbusN831 / ...
    12h 29m
    CHF 55–130

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf HbftrainSneltrein RE13 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich HbnighttrainNj
    11h 50m
    CHF 79–288

  4. Drive 626.4 km

    1. Drive from America to Zurichcar626.4 km
    6h 19m
    CHF 102–147

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf HbftrainSneltrein RE13 / ...
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zürich HBtrainNightjet
    11h 33m
    CHF 124–369

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeDUS - ZRH
    5h 52m
    CHF 99–236

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeAMS - ZRH
    5h 58m
    CHF 141–280

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeCGN - ZRH
    6h 16m
    CHF 103–239

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)planeAMS - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    7h 3m
    CHF 127–287

  10. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeBRU - ZRH
    7h 3m
    CHF 124–286

  11. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)planeFRA - BSL
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    6h 59m
    CHF 187–434

  12. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Roermond to Maastrichttrain
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeLUX - ZRH
    8h 18m
    CHF 133–346

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 59Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Zurich, Switzerland?

You can take a vehicle from America to Zürich HB via Horst-Sevenum, Venlo, Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 8h 20m.

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