There are 6 ways to get from Esslingen to Zurich by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
3h 25mDrive 214 km
cheapest- Drive from Esslingen to Zurichcar 214 km
2h 34mCHF 34–48Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
4h 13mCHF 46–95Train, fly
- Take the train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
3h 11mCHF 106–228Train via Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Böblingen to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofentrain S12 / ...
4h 38mCHF 48–77Train, bus
- Take the train from Esslingen to Reutlingen Hauptbahnhoftrain Mex12 / ...
- Take the bus from Reutlingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N42
5h 26m
Esslingen to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Zurich is to drive which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 2h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Zurich is to drive which takes 2h 34m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Zürich HB via Hauptbahnhof and Singen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 13m.
The distance between Esslingen and Zurich is 215 km. The road distance is 214 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 3h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Esslingen to Zurich, including transfers.
Esslingen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Zurich is to bus which takes 3h 25m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 95 and takes 4h 13m.
Esslingen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Zurich is 214 km. It takes approximately 2h 34m to drive from Esslingen to Zurich.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
GrandBus operates a bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 2h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Esslingen to Zürich HB via Hauptbahnhof and Singen in around 4h 13m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 34–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- 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
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- 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 Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–6
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 7–10
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Reutlingen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- 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 Reutlingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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