There are 10 ways to get from Makkum to Zurich by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Mannheim
best- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation390
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf HbfIce
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
12h 49mCHF 137–437Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation390
- Take the bus from Heerenveen to Amsterdam Sloterdijk075
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Zurich Bus Station
17h 38mCHF 54–117Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation390
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Zwolle
- Take the night train from Deventer to Zuerich HbNj
15h 11mCHF 82–314Drive 830.7 km
- Drive from Makkum to Zurich830.7 km
8h 24mCHF 137–197Bus, train
- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation390
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Zwolle
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zürich HB
14h 23mCHF 145–452Bus, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)AMS - ZRH
7h 45mCHF 138–267Bus, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
8h 49mCHF 124–284Bus, train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Zwolle
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUS - ZRH
8h 53mCHF 124–319Bus, train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRU - ZRH
9h 13mCHF 128–343Bus, train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation
- Take the train from Heerenveen to Zwolle
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)CGN - ZRH
9h 31mCHF 135–340
Makkum to Zurich by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Makkum to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 120 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Makkum to Zurich is to bus and train and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Makkum to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Heerenveen and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 38m.
The distance between Makkum and Zurich is 1005 km. The road distance is 830.7 km.
The best way to get from Makkum to Zurich without a car is to bus and train via Mannheim which takes 12h 49m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 440.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Makkum to Zurich, including transfers.
Makkum to Zurich bus services, operated by Qbuzz B.V., depart from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan station.
Makkum to Zurich bus services, operated by Qbuzz B.V., arrive at Heerenveen, Busstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Makkum to Zurich is 831 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Makkum to Zurich.
There are 1230+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Makkum, Friesland, Netherlands and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Zurich Bus Station via Heerenveen, Busstation, Heerenveen, and Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 17h 38m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–400
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerenveen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–90
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–140
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
Train from Heerenveen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
- 1st Class
- CHF 19–35
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–170
- 1st Class
- CHF 230–390
Train from Heerenveen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 19–28
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–60
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 12–20
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–80
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Deventer to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–255
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 240–255
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 55–75
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +31 (0)900 – 0108
- Website
- gd.qbuzz.nl
Bus from Makkum, Dominee L. Touwenlaan to Heerenveen, Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://gd.qbuzz.nl/
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://gd.qbuzz.nl/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heerenveen to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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