There are 4 ways to get from Merano to Zugspitze by train, car, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, drive (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Drive from Telfs-Pfaffenhofen to Zugspitzecar
4h 47m€35–71Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Meran to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus 095
- Drive from Telfs Gh Martina to Zugspitzecar
5h 45m€26–43Drive 159.7 km
- Drive from Merano to Zugspitzecar 159.7 km
2h 39m€27–39Train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Zugspitzplatttrain
7h 56m€70–93
Merano to Zugspitze by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Zugspitze is to drive which costs €26 - €40 and takes 2h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Zugspitze is to drive which takes 2h 39m and costs €26 - €40.
The distance between Merano and Zugspitze is 236 km. The road distance is 159.7 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Zugspitze without a car is to train which takes 7h 56m and costs €70 - €95.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Merano to Zugspitze, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Zugspitze is 160 km. It takes approximately 2h 39m to drive from Merano to Zugspitze.
There are 2923+ hotels available in Zugspitze.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Zugspitze, Germany?
You can take a train from Merano Meran to Zugspitzplatt via Brenner, Brennero/Brenner stazione/Bahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 7h 56m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8821 7970
- zugspitzbahn@zugspitze.de
- Website
- zugspitze.de
Train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Zugspitzplatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- zugspitze.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Meran to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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