There are 8 ways to get from Thuringia to Zurich by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car, or plane
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 Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
7h 24mCHF 78–195Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Erfurt to Zurich521.9 km
6h 58mCHF 28Bus
- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Frankfurt central train stationN1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus StationN474 / ...
9h 55mCHF 33–72Train, night train
- Take the train from Erfurt Central Station to Karlsruhe Central StationFlx10
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich HbNj
8h 39mCHF 39–334Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Hauptbahnhof11 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich StadelhofenS12 / ...
7h 59mCHF 74–184Drive 521.3 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Zurich521.3 km
5h 32mCHF 83–120Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
4h 29mCHF 103–259Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DRS - ZRH
6h 25mCHF 138–375
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 29m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 260.
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 Zurich Bus Station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 55m.
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 24m.
The distance between Thuringia and Zurich is 674 km. The road distance is 521.3 km.
The best way to get from Thuringia to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 24m 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 24m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 75 and takes 9h 55m.
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 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station via Frankfurt central train station in around 9h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- 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 85–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Erfurt Central Station to Karlsruhe Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Central Station to Karlsruhe Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–85
- 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 26–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–242
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 239–242
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 30–45
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- 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 Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 521 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Thuringia to Zurich.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Thuringia and Zurich. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.