There are 7 ways to get from Hanau to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
4h 43mCHF 58–139Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus N474 / ...
7h 21mCHF 26–40Bus via Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 14mCHF 32–67Night train
- Take the night train from Hanau Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
6h 56mCHF 40–240Drive 381 km
- Drive from Hanau to Zurichcar 381 km
4h 22mCHF 60–86Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 4mCHF 79–180Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
4h 23mCHF 131–277
Hanau to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanau to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 26 - SFr 40 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Hanau to Zurich is to fly which takes 3h 4m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct train from Hanau to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Hanau Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zürich HB via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Hanau and Zurich is 440 km. The road distance is 381 km.
The best way to get from Hanau to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Hanau to Zurich, including transfers.
Hanau to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hanau Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanau to Zurich is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus via Hanau Hauptbahnhof, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 6h 14m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 180 and takes 3h 4m.
Hanau to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanau to Zurich is 381 km. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Hanau to Zurich.
What companies run services between Hanau, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Zürich HB via Basel SBB in around 4h 43m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 4h 47m. Marino Autolinee also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hanau Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–240
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–50
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- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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