There are 7 ways to get from Hesse to Zurich by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
2h 41mCHF 77–187Bus via Frankfurt Konstablerwache
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
8h 31mCHF 24–42Train via Basel
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
5h 11mCHF 60–227Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
5h 56mDrive 371.1 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Zurichcar 371.1 km
4h 5mCHF 58–84Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
4hCHF 139–304Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
6h 24mCHF 57–202
Hesse to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hesse to Zurich is to bus via Frankfurt Konstablerwache which costs SFr 24 - SFr 45 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Hesse to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 41m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 190.
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 11m.
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 11m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 2h 41m 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 41m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can train via Basel, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 230 and takes 5h 11m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 5h 56m.
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 5m 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) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt Konstablerwache to Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 5h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–90
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–200
- 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
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
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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