There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Zug by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
4h 52mCHF 112–282Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Luzernbus FlixBus N846
12h 46mCHF 57–108Train via Paris
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
8h 58mCHF 232–396Bus via Zürich
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 31mCHF 60–104Drive 757.9 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Zugcar 757.9 km
8h 12mCHF 124–179Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
5h 32mCHF 95–273Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 4mCHF 108–343Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
12h 37mCHF 96–241
Rotterdam to Zug by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Zug is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Zug is to train and fly which takes 4h 52m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Zug. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Zug via Paris Est and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Zug is 696 km. The road distance is 757.9 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Zug without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 58m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Rotterdam to Zug, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Zug train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Zug is to train via Paris which takes 8h 58m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 400. Alternatively, you can bus via Zürich, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 31m.
Rotterdam to Zug train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Zug is 758 km. It takes approximately 8h 12m to drive from Rotterdam to Zug.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Zug, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zug via Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 8h 58m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Rotterdam to Zürich once daily. Tickets cost CHF 45–85 and the journey takes 11h 45m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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