There are 6 ways to get from Munich to Winterthur by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Winterthurbus 141
4h 15mCHF 16–27Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from Bregenz to Winterthurtrain Ec
4h 31mCHF 51–98Drive 278 km
- Drive from Munich to Winterthurcar 278 km
2h 46mCHF 44–63Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
3h 1mCHF 87–182Train via Lustenau
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthurtrain Ir13 / ...
4h 45mCHF 34–89Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
4h 48mCHF 119–292
Munich to Winterthur by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Winterthur is to bus which costs SFr 16 - SFr 27 and takes 4h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Winterthur is to drive which takes 2h 46m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Winterthur. Services depart twice daily, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 4h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Winterthur via Lindau-Reutin and Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 31m.
The distance between Munich and Winterthur is 283 km. The road distance is 278 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Winterthur without a car is to bus which takes 4h 15m and costs SFr 16 - SFr 27.
The bus from Munich central bus station to Winterthur takes 4h 15m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Munich to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Winterthur is to bus which takes 4h 15m and costs SFr 16 - SFr 27. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 4h 31m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 190 and takes 3h 1m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Winterthur, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Winterthur once daily. Tickets cost CHF 16–27 and the journey takes 4h 15m. FlixBus-eu also services this route 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Winterthur via Lindau-Reutin and Bregenz in around 4h 31m.
- 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 70–250
- 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 23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bregenz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bregenz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 16–20
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Winterthur station.
Munich to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Winterthur is 278 km. It takes approximately 2h 46m to drive from Munich to Winterthur.
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