There are 8 ways to get from Idstein to Switzerland by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Idstein Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
3h 8mCHF 126–277Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 476
10h 33mCHF 36–50Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Ec
5h 34mCHF 131–236Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 27mDrive 392 km
- Drive from Idstein to Zurichcar 392 km
4h 12mCHF 61–88Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Idstein Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 18mCHF 84–201Train, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Idstein Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
4h 35mCHF 120–279Train via Basel
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
5h 47mCHF 66–236
Idstein to Switzerland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Idstein to Switzerland is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 50 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Idstein to Switzerland is to train and fly which takes 3h 8m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Idstein to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Idstein Bahnhof and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Frankfurt and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 34m.
The distance between Idstein and Switzerland is 340 km. The road distance is 392 km.
The best way to get from Idstein to Switzerland without a car is to train which takes 5h 34m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Idstein to Switzerland, including transfers.
Idstein to Switzerland train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Idstein to Switzerland is to train which takes 5h 34m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs and takes 6h 27m.
Idstein to Switzerland train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Idstein to Switzerland is 392 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Idstein to Switzerland.
What companies run services between Idstein, Germany and Switzerland?
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) operates a train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 120–220 and the journey takes 3h 54m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 4h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
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 65–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Idstein Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Wiesbaden central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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