There are 8 ways to get from Leimen to Zurich by train, bus, night train, 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 St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
4h 28mCHF 68–169Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
7h 2mCHF 20–35Train, night train
- Take the train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
6h 18mCHF 40–254Drive 273.5 km
- Drive from Leimen to Zurichcar 273.5 km
3h 33mCHF 43–62Train
- Take the train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
6h 13mCHF 55–79Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 58mCHF 95–235Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Bruchsaltrain
- Take the train from Bruchsal to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
4h 6mCHF 126–267Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
5h 17mCHF 162–360
Leimen to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leimen to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 20 - SFr 35 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Leimen to Zurich is to drive which takes 3h 33m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct bus from Leimen to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Leimen, Bürgermeister-Lingg-S. and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Heidelberg central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Leimen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof and arriving at Zürich HB via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 28m.
The distance between Leimen and Zurich is 328 km. The road distance is 273.5 km.
The best way to get from Leimen to Zurich without a car is to train via Basel which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Leimen to Zurich, including transfers.
Leimen to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Leimen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Leimen to Zurich is to train via Basel which takes 4h 28m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 20 - SFr 35 and takes 7h 2m.
What companies run services between Leimen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Zürich HB via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 4h 28m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Zurich Bus Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 20–35 and the journey takes 5h 40m.
- 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 65–260
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 Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
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 65–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from St. Ilgen, Bahnhof to Bruchsal
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruchsal to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–35
- 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 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–237
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 234–237
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Bruchsal to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Bruchsal to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 11–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 15–21
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Bruchsal to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Leimen to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Leimen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leimen to Zurich is 274 km. It takes approximately 3h 33m to drive from Leimen to Zurich.
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