There are 12 ways to get from Nuremberg to Zurich by train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lindau, Reutin BahnhofRe7
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich HbEc
6h 1mCHF 65–103Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Nuremberg to Zurich362.5 km
4h 35mCHF 21–24Bus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zurich Bus StationN42 / ...
6h 5mCHF 24–50Fly Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)NUE - ZRH
5h 48mCHF 108–291Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof61
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBIc
6h 21mCHF 69–141Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus stationN280 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
6h 52mCHF 21–61Train via Stuttgart #2
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart HbfRe
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich StadelhofenS12 / ...
6h 59mCHF 52–132Drive 361.9 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Zurich361.9 km
4h 46mCHF 58–83Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
4h 41mCHF 102–246Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MUC - ZRH
4h 33mCHF 114–287Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)STR - ZRH
5h 7mCHF 127–294Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
5h 47mCHF 140–324
Nuremberg to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Zurich is to rideshare which costs SFr 21 - SFr 24 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nuremberg central bus station station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Nuremberg to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Nürnberg Hbf and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Lindau-Reutin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 1m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Zurich is 456 km. The road distance is 361.9 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 6h 1m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Nuremberg to Zurich, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Nürnberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Zurich is to train which takes 6h 1m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 24 - SFr 50 and takes 6h 5m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 300 and takes 5h 48m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Nürnberg Hbf to Zuerich Hb via Lindau-Reutin in around 6h 1m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 24–50 and the journey takes 6h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
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 Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–21
- 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 17–40
- 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 14–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Nuremberg to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–24
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Nuremberg to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Nuremberg to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Zurich is 362 km. It takes approximately 4h 46m to drive from Nuremberg to Zurich.
Book your Nuremberg to Zurich train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Nuremberg to Zurich bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Nuremberg and Zurich. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.