There are 10 ways to get from Swiss Alps to Germany by train, plane, bus, night train, train (Trenitalia), car, or car train
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Train, fly to Frankfurt
best- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
5h 58mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HBtrain Ic2 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus FlixBus N42
20h 15m€70–112Train
- Take the train from Airolo to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
13hTrain, night train
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain Ir46
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Ostbahnhofnighttrain Nj
16h 9mTrain, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
5h 58mTrain, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
6h 24mTrain, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
7h 22mTrain via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Airolo to Arth-Goldautrain
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ice
13h 30mDrive 895.6 km
- Drive from Swiss Alps to Berlincar 895.6 km
8h 47m€153–220Drive, car train
- Drive from Swiss Alps to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Berlincar
10h 21m€194–273
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swiss Alps to Germany is to train and bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Swiss Alps to Germany is to drive which takes 8h 47m and costs €150 - €220.
The distance between Swiss Alps and Germany is 448 km. The road distance is 895.6 km.
The best way to get from Swiss Alps to Germany without a car is to train which takes 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Swiss Alps to Germany, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Swiss Alps to Germany is 896 km. It takes approximately 8h 47m to drive from Swiss Alps to Germany.
There are 2586+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland and Germany?
You can take a bus from Gotthard Passhöhe to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via Airolo, Stazione, Airolo, Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Berlin Hbf in around 13h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Airolo to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Arth-Goldau to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €85–120
- 2nd Class
- €70–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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