There are 4 ways to get from Chur to Brienz by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
4h 32mCHF 64–101Drive 166.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Chur to Brienzcar 166.5 km
2h 31mCHF 26–38Train, bus
- Take the train from Chur to Andermatttrain 901 / ...
- Take the bus from Andermatt, Bahnhofplatz to Meiringen, Bahnhofbus 162
6h 7mTrain via Rapperswil
- Take the train from Chur to Pfäffikon SZtrain
- Take the train from Pfäffikon SZ to Luzerntrain Vae
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
5h 35m
Chur to Brienz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chur to Brienz is to drive which costs SFr 25 - SFr 40 and takes 2h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Chur to Brienz is to drive which takes 2h 31m and costs SFr 25 - SFr 40.
No, there is no direct train from Chur to Brienz. However, there are services departing from Chur and arriving at Brienz via Zürich HB and Luzern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 32m.
The distance between Chur and Brienz is 224 km. The road distance is 166.5 km.
The best way to get from Chur to Brienz without a car is to train which takes 4h 32m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Chur to Brienz, including transfers.
Chur to Brienz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Chur station.
Chur to Brienz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chur to Brienz is 167 km. It takes approximately 2h 31m to drive from Chur to Brienz.
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What companies run services between Chur, Grisons, Switzerland and Brienz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Chur to Brienz via Zürich HB and Luzern in around 4h 32m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to Pfäffikon SZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to Pfäffikon SZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Pfäffikon SZ to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Chur to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Andermatt, Bahnhofplatz to Meiringen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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