There are 7 ways to get from Hesse to Zurich by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
2h 40mCHF 82–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus StationN474 / ...
7h 4mCHF 25–52Train via Basel
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIr36 / ...
5h 8mCHF 59–137Night train
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Zuerich HbNj
6h 38mCHF 45–257Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
3h 59mCHF 138–304Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBNightjet
6h 25mCHF 60–217Drive 371.1 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Zurich371.1 km
4h 3mCHF 59–86
Hesse to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hesse to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 25 - SFr 55 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Hesse to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 40m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct train from Hesse to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt Konstablerwache and arriving at Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 8m.
The distance between Hesse and Zurich is 315 km. The road distance is 371.1 km.
The best way to get from Hesse to Zurich without a car is to train via Basel which takes 5h 8m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from Hesse to Zurich, including transfers.
Hesse to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Hesse to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 40m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can train via Basel, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 140 and takes 5h 8m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 25 - SFr 55 and takes 7h 4m.
Hesse to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hesse to Zurich is 371 km. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Hesse to Zurich.
What companies run services between Hesse, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
Swiss, Condor Flugdienst, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt Konstablerwache to Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 5h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–50
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–90
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–210
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 20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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