There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
8h 34mCHF 115–220Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus N07
13h 26mCHF 46–69Train, bus via Cologne
- Take the train from Oelde to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 21mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Oelde to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
13h 43mCHF 79–328Drive 595.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Zurichcar 595.1 km
6h 34mCHF 94–135Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
10h 16mCHF 86–183Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
7h 20mCHF 94–219Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
8h 26mCHF 97–231Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
7h 35mCHF 120–279Bus, line 473 bus, train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Wadersloh, Bücker to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatzbus
- Take the bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Oelde, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Oelde to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
8h 2mCHF 135–275Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 54mCHF 172–376Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
9h 9mCHF 124–331
Basel to Zurich by bus, train, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zurich is to train and bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 70 and takes 13h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zurich is to drive which takes 6h 34m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
The distance between Basel and Zurich is 750 km. The road distance is 595.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 8h 34m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Basel to Zurich, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zurich is 595 km. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Basel to Zurich.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Basel, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Basel to Zürich HB via Oelde, Dortmund Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 8h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Oelde to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 80–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 160–280
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Oelde to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 0 800 3 / 50 40 30
- Website
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Wadersloh, Bücker to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Oelde, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–4
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
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