There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Olten by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Frankfurt to Basel, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
3h 23mCHF 119–325Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
12h 33mCHF 53–174Train
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Oltentrain Ice
9h 11mCHF 292–853Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N42
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
16h 28mCHF 93–153Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
3h 39mCHF 109–259Fly Munich International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
3h 43mCHF 123–361Fly Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
3h 43mCHF 120–330Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
4h 57mCHF 94–269Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
9h 17mCHF 148–523Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Oltencar
13h 3mCHF 139–175Drive 826.4 km
- Drive from Berlin to Oltencar 826.4 km
8h 31mCHF 138–200
Germany to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Olten is to night train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 180 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Olten is to fly and train which takes 3h 23m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Olten. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Olten via Berlin Ostbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 11m.
The distance between Germany and Olten is 344 km. The road distance is 826.4 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Olten without a car is to train which takes 9h 11m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 900.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Germany to Olten, including transfers.
Germany to Olten train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Berlin Ostbahnhof station.
Germany to Olten train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Olten station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Olten is 826 km. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Germany to Olten.
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What companies run services between Germany and Olten, Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Olten once daily. Tickets cost CHF 290–850 and the journey takes 8h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–470
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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