There are 6 ways to get from Nuremberg to Swiss Alps by train, bus, 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
9h 48mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N73 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Altdorf URtrain Ic2
11h 19mCHF 54–98Drive 472.3 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Swiss Alpscar 472.3 km
5h 17mCHF 75–108Fly, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NUE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
9h 20mTrain via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
11h 1mTrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Aalen, Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the train from Aalen, Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Re3
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
12h 22m
Nuremberg to Swiss Alps by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Swiss Alps is to bus and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Swiss Alps is to drive which takes 5h 17m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
The distance between Nuremberg and Swiss Alps is 524 km. The road distance is 472.3 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Swiss Alps without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Nuremberg to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Swiss Alps is 472 km. It takes approximately 5h 17m to drive from Nuremberg to Swiss Alps.
There are 450+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Nürnberg Hbf to Gotthard Passhöhe via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 11h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Aalen, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Aalen, Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–35
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- 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 15–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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