There are 7 ways to get from Garching to Zurich by bus, plane, train, or car
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Line 230 bus, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Garching to Ismaningbus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
3h 2mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich Fröttmaning to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N199
5h 42mCHF 25–48Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
5h 40mCHF 52–102Drive 319.4 km
- Drive from Garching to Zurichcar 319.4 km
3h 7mCHF 50–72Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
4h 16mCHF 110–285Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
5h 59mCHF 71–154Bus via Munich, Central Bus Station (Zob)
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 4m
Garching to Zurich by subway, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Garching to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 25 - SFr 50 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Garching to Zurich is to drive which takes 3h 7m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct train from Garching to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Garching and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Sendlinger Tor, München Hbf and Lindau-Reutin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 40m.
The distance between Garching and Zurich is 297 km. The road distance is 319.4 km.
The best way to get from Garching to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Garching to Zurich, including transfers.
Garching to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Garching to Zurich is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 25 - SFr 50 and takes 5h 42m.
Garching to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Garching to Zurich is 319 km. It takes approximately 3h 7m to drive from Garching to Zurich.
What companies run services between Garching, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a subway from Garching to Zuerich Hb via Sendlinger Tor, Sendlinger Tor, Hopfenstraße, München Hbf, and Lindau-Reutin in around 5h 40m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich Fröttmaning to Zurich Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost CHF 23–45 and the journey takes 4h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 89 41 42 43 44
- Website
- mvv-muenchen.de
Bus from Garching to Ismaning
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mvv-muenchen.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich Fröttmaning to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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