There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Solothurn 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, train
best- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Solothurntrain Ic5 / ...
5h 8mCHF 47–71Bus, train via Zurich
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 234 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Solothurntrain Ic5 / ...
5h 59mCHF 44–74Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain 88
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Solothurntrain Ic5
5h 32mCHF 95–166Drive 393.1 km
- Drive from Munich to Solothurncar 393.1 km
3h 58mCHF 66–95Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Solothurntrain
4h 12mCHF 130–366Train via Lindau
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re96
- Take the train from Rorschach to Solothurntrain Ic5
7h 19mCHF 95–211Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurntrain
4h 24mCHF 115–306
Munich to Solothurn by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Solothurn is to bus and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Solothurn is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 95.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Solothurn. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Solothurn via St. Margrethen SG and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 32m.
The distance between Munich and Solothurn is 375 km. The road distance is 393.1 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Solothurn without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 8m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 75.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Munich to Solothurn, including transfers.
Munich to Solothurn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
Munich to Solothurn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at St. Margrethen SG station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Solothurn is 393 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Munich to Solothurn.
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What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Solothurn via St. Margrethen SG and St. Gallen in around 5h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–370
Train from Zürich HB to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Gallen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Rorschach to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- RegioJet
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