There are 8 ways to get from Thuringia 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 Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
7h 26mCHF 127–498Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Erfurt to Zurich520.7 km
6h 58mCHF 28Bus
- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
8h 47mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
4h 30mCHF 111–292Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofentrain S12 / ...
7h 59mCHF 112–302Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
8h 38mCHF 135–225Drive 520.1 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Zurichcar 520.1 km
5h 37mCHF 82–118Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
6h 13mCHF 144–436
Thuringia to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thuringia to Zurich is to rideshare which costs SFr 28 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Thuringia to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 4h 30m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Thuringia station to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Erfurt central train station and arriving at Zürich Bus Station via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Thuringia to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Erfurt Hbf and arriving at Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Thuringia and Zurich is 674 km. The road distance is 520.1 km.
The best way to get from Thuringia to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 7h 26m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Thuringia to Zurich, including transfers.
Thuringia to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Erfurt central train station.
Thuringia to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Thuringia to Zurich is to train which takes 7h 26m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 47m.
What companies run services between Thuringia, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 7h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Zürich Bus Station via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 8h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Erfurt central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Erfurt to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Thuringia to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Thuringia to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thuringia to Zurich is 520 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Thuringia to Zurich.
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