There are 6 ways to get from Munich to Zürich by bus, train, rideshare, 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.
Recommended option
Bus • 3h 50m
5 alternative options
Train • 5h
Rideshare • 4h 1m
Drive • 3h 3m
Fly to Zurich • 3h 6m
Fly to Basel, train • 4h 10m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Zürich is to rideshare which costs €19 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Zürich is to drive. Taking this option will cost €55 - €85 and takes 3h 3m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart every two hours, 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 Zuerich Hb via Lindau-Reutin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Munich and Zürich is 242 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 €15 - €35.
The bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station takes 3h 50m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Munich to Zürich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Zürich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regional, depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Zürich is to bus which takes 3h 50m and costs €15 - €35. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €55 - €90 and takes 5h, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €290 and takes 3h 6m.
- Distance: 241.9 km
- Duration: 3h 50m
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Zürich, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost SFr 24 - SFr 35 and the journey takes 3h 50m. RegioJet also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Munich to Zürich via Lindau-Reutin in around 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 200 - SFr 700
Flights from Munich to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 180 - SFr 470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 200 - SFr 700
Flights from Munich to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 180 - SFr 470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 23 - SFr 35
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Basel Sbb to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- SFr 21 - SFr 28
- 1st Class
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
- Phone
- +33 (0) 1 84 94 36 35
- info@lyria.com
- Website
- tgv-lyria.com
Train from Basel to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 19 - SFr 27
- Website
- https://www.tgv-lyria.com/fr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SFr 8 - SFr 11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SFr 14 - SFr 21
- 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
- SFr 18
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from Munich Airport to Zurich Airport is the direct flight which takes 55 min.
Munich to Zürich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Munich to Zürich train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Zürich is 315 km. It takes approximately 3h 3m to drive from Munich to Zürich.
Swiss and Lufthansa offer flights from Munich Airport to Zurich Airport.
Book your Munich to Zürich bus tickets online with FlixBus, Omio and Distribusion.
There are 659+ hotels available in Zürich. Prices start at SFr 70 per night.
The best way to get from Munich to Munich Airport is to train which takes 36 min and costs €7 - €11.