There are 7 ways to get from Kandel to Zurich by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
4h 8mCHF 50–165Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
6h 17mCHF 21–35Drive 246.7 km
- Drive from Kandel to Zurichcar 246.7 km
3h 30mCHF 40–57Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kandel Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
4h 26mCHF 116–273Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
5h 23mCHF 54–100Train #2
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
5h 29mCHF 31–70Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
4h 59mCHF 99–217
Kandel to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandel to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 20 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kandel to Zurich is to drive which takes 3h 30m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 60.
No, there is no direct train from Kandel to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Kandel Bahnhof and arriving at Zürich HB via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 8m.
The distance between Kandel and Zurich is 300 km. The road distance is 246.7 km.
The best way to get from Kandel to Zurich without a car is to train via Basel which takes 4h 8m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Kandel to Zurich, including transfers.
Kandel to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Kandel to Zurich is to train via Basel which takes 4h 8m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 20 - SFr 40 and takes 6h 17m.
Kandel to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kandel to Zurich is 247 km. It takes approximately 3h 30m to drive from Kandel to Zurich.
What companies run services between Kandel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kandel Bahnhof to Zürich HB via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 4h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 17–30 and the journey takes 4h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kandel Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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