There are 7 ways to get from Stuttgart 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 Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofentrain S12 / ...
3h 18mCHF 26–69Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Zurich201.3 km
2h 59mCHF 12Bus
- Take the bus from Böblingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus N24 / ...
4h 54mCHF 21–48Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
2h 44mCHF 109–228Train via Singen
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
3h 34mCHF 46–83Drive 201.4 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Zurichcar 201.4 km
2h 24mCHF 33–47Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 34mCHF 91–274
Stuttgart to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Zurich is to rideshare which costs SFr 12 and takes 2h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Zurich is to drive which takes 2h 24m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 18m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Zurich is 238 km. The road distance is 201.4 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 3h 18m and costs SFr 26 - SFr 70.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Stuttgart to Zurich, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Zurich is to train which takes 3h 18m and costs SFr 26 - SFr 70. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 20 - SFr 50 and takes 4h 54m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 230 and takes 2h 44m.
Stuttgart to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Schaffhausen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Zurich is 201 km. It takes approximately 2h 24m to drive from Stuttgart to Zurich.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Zürich Stadelhofen via Schaffhausen in around 3h 18m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Böblingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 16–27 and the journey takes 3h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Böblingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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