There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Lachen by bus, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus X06 / ...
4h 42mCHF 31–52Train via Mels
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Sarganstrain Ir13 / ...
5h 19mCHF 62–123Drive 281.3 km
- Drive from Munich to Lachencar 281.3 km
3h 14mCHF 44–63Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lachen SZtrain
3h 43mCHF 106–198Bus, train
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus RegioJet 95 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Uznachtrain S4 / ...
4h 51mTrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Uznachtrain S4
6h 13mFly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lachen SZtrain
5h 12mCHF 132–300
Munich to Lachen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Lachen is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 55 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Lachen is to drive which takes 3h 14m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Lachen. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Lachen SZ via Lindau-Reutin, St. Margrethen SG, Sargans and Ziegelbrücke. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 19m.
The distance between Munich and Lachen is 325 km. The road distance is 281.3 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Lachen without a car is to bus which takes 4h 42m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 55.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Munich to Lachen, including transfers.
Munich to Lachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Lachen is to bus which takes 4h 42m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 55. Alternatively, you can train via Mels, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 130 and takes 5h 19m.
Munich to Lachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Lachen is 281 km. It takes approximately 3h 14m to drive from Munich to Lachen.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Lachen, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station hourly. Tickets cost CHF 16–30 and the journey takes 3h 50m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Lachen SZ via Lindau-Reutin, St. Margrethen Sg, St. Margrethen SG, Sargans, and Ziegelbrücke in around 5h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Uznach
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Uznach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lachen SZ
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–24
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lachen SZ
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lachen SZ
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 7–10
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 12–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–15
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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