There are 10 ways to get from Erlangen to Zug by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Zürich HB
best- Take the train from Erlangen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
7h 10mCHF 92–190Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N280 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus X06 / ...
8h 42mCHF 41–87Drive 409.9 km
- Drive from Erlangen to Zugcar 409.9 km
5h 20mCHF 66–95Fly Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NUE - ZRH
6h 14mCHF 123–267Train
- Take the train from Erlangen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zugtrain S24
8h 6mCHF 72–165Train #2
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re7
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Rapperswil SGtrain S4
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to Zugtrain S5
9h 57mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Erlangen to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
5h 18mCHF 150–287Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Erlangen to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
5h 59mCHF 157–338Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
5h 55mCHF 120–281Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Erlangen to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 40mCHF 174–369
Erlangen to Zug by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Erlangen to Zug is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 90 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Erlangen to Zug is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct train from Erlangen to Zug. However, there are services departing from Erlangen and arriving at Zug via Hauptbahnhof, Singen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Erlangen and Zug is 484 km. The road distance is 409.9 km.
The best way to get from Erlangen to Zug without a car is to train via Zürich HB which takes 7h 10m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Erlangen to Zug, including transfers.
Erlangen to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erlangen station.
The best way to get from Erlangen to Zug is to train via Zürich HB which takes 7h 10m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 90 and takes 8h 42m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 270 and takes 6h 14m.
Erlangen to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erlangen to Zug is 410 km. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Erlangen to Zug.
What companies run services between Erlangen, Germany and Zug, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Erlangen to Zug via Hauptbahnhof, Singen, and Zürich HB in around 7h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erlangen train station to Zug via Nuremberg central bus station, Munich central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich HB in around 8h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erlangen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erlangen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rapperswil SG to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Rapperswil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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