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There are 11 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 train
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    8h 15m
    CHF 97–361

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain train Intercity
    2. Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus 007 / ...
    14h 29m
    CHF 50–90

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train Sneltrein RE13 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    11h 43m
    CHF 77–350

  4. Drive 626.4 km

    1. Drive from America to Zurichcar car 626.4 km
    6h 19m
    CHF 101–146

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train Sneltrein RE13 / ...
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zürich HBtrain train Nightjet
    11h 26m
    CHF 116–381

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

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    5h 46m
    CHF 96–238

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane AMS - ZRH
    5h 59m
    CHF 137–281

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

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    6h 21m
    CHF 94–237

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    7h 3m
    CHF 129–308

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRU - ZRH
    7h 7m
    CHF 118–271

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Maastrichttrain train
    3. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain train
    4. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LUX - ZRH
    8h 35m
    CHF 137–319

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

Calendar57Weekly Planes
Duration1h 30mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 58Cheapest 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 15m.

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