There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Zürich by bus, train, rideshare, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
bestBus
3h 50mCHF 16–35- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof88
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBEc
Train
4h 41mCHF 69–145- Take the rideshare from Munich to Zurich315.7 km
Rideshare
4h 1mCHF 18- Take the train from Marienplatz to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MUC - ZRH
Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
3h 19mCHF 106–294- Drive from Munich to Zürich315.4 km
Drive 315.4 km
3h 3mCHF 58–84- Take the train from Marienplatz to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
4h 32mCHF 133–359- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)STR - ZRH
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
5h 1mCHF 147–388
Munich to Zürich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Zürich is to rideshare which costs SFr 18 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Zürich is to drive which takes 3h 3m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Zürich. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Zürich HB via Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof and Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 41m.
The distance between Munich and Zürich is 311 km. The road distance is 315.4 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Zürich without a car is to bus which takes 3h 50m and costs SFr 16 - SFr 35.
The bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station takes 3h 50m including transfers and departs hourly.
Munich to Zürich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Zürich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Zürich is to bus which takes 3h 50m and costs SFr 16 - SFr 35. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 150 and takes 4h 41m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Zürich, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station hourly. Tickets cost CHF 24–35 and the journey takes 3h 50m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Zürich HB via Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof and Bregenz in around 4h 41m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311-682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 39–44
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–49
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/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 27–40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Marienplatz to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 28–40
- First Class
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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 24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 18 57 62 228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Munich to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Zürich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Munich to Zürich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Zürich is 315 km. It takes approximately 3h 3m to drive from Munich to Zürich.
Book your Munich to Zürich train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Munich to Zürich bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and Distribusion.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Zürich. Prices start at SFr 70 per night.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Munich and Zürich. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.