There are 11 ways to get from Switzerland to Colditz by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
11h 49m€163–311Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train stationbus 144
13h 48m€51–81Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
11h 42m€52–291Drive 617 km
- Drive from Zurich to Colditzcar 617 km
7h 15m€112–161Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Frankfurttrain 12
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
12h 23m€150–325Fly Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport, train, line 633 bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Riesa to Doebeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Doebeln Hbf to Tanndorftrain
- Take the bus from Tanndorf to Colditz, Schützenstraßebus
7h 29mFly Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 48m€92–296Fly Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 50m€86–325Fly Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GVA - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 10m€115–317Fly Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Bad Lausicktrain
11h 31m€128–299Fly Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Bad Lausicktrain
11h 53m€116–320
Switzerland to Colditz by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Colditz is to bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Colditz is to drive which takes 7h 15m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Colditz. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Colditz, Zentralhaltestelle via Leipzig, Hauptbahnhof/Ostseite and Grimma, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Colditz. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Grimma Ob Bf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Switzerland and Colditz is 838 km. The road distance is 617 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Colditz without a car is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €160 - €320.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Switzerland to Colditz, including transfers.
Switzerland to Colditz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Switzerland to Colditz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Colditz is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €160 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €85 and takes 13h 48m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Colditz, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Colditz, Zentralhaltestelle via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, Leipzig Hbf, Grimma Ob Bf, and Grimma, Bahnhof in around 11h 49m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train station once daily. Tickets cost €50–80 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Riesa to Doebeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Doebeln Hbf to Tanndorf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Bad Lausick
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Bad Lausick
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 03425 898989
- Website
- Regionalbus Leipzig GmbH
Bus from Tanndorf to Colditz, Schützenstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Regionalbus Leipzig GmbH
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Booking & Getting There
Switzerland to Colditz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Switzerland to Colditz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Colditz is 617 km. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Switzerland to Colditz.
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