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There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    8h 18m
    CHF 87–219

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus stationbusN95 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationbusX06 / ...
    10h 7m
    CHF 32–85

  3. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich HbnighttrainEn
    9h 16m
    CHF 130–190

  4. Drive 624.7 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Zurichcar624.7 km
    6h 55m
    CHF 100–145

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zürich HBtrainEc
    9h 19m
    CHF 220–410

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Göttingencar
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
    3. Drive from München Ost to Zurichcar
    8h 25m
    CHF 161–223

  7. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeLEJ - ZRH
    5h 50m
    CHF 143–278

  8. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeDRS - ZRH
    5h 26m
    CHF 130–360

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeBER - ZRH
    5h 35m
    CHF 53–201

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeFRA - ZRH
    5h 51m
    CHF 114–287

  11. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)planeBER - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    6h 55m
    CHF 73–258

  12. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)planeHAJ - ZRH
    7h 10m
    CHF 116–326

Leipzig to Zurich by train

Calendar115Weekly Trains
Duration8h 18mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 87Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 8h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Zurich Bus Station via Munich central bus station in around 10h 7m.

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