There are 5 ways to get from Ulm to Arbon by train, ferry, bus, or car
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry 197 / ...
3h 9mCHF 25–48Bus, line 140 bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Bregenz bus stationbus N77
- Take the bus from Bregenz Bahnhof to Gaißau Kesslerplatzbus 140
4h 10mDrive 152.1 km
- Drive from Ulm to Arboncar 152.1 km
1h 44mCHF 25–36Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Bregenz to Arbontrain Re
3h 39mCHF 25–69Train, ferry via Aulendorf
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Aulendorf Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Aulendorf Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Hafenbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry 197 / ...
4h 4mCHF 29–44
Ulm to Arbon by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Arbon is to drive which costs SFr 24 - SFr 40 and takes 1h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Arbon is to drive which takes 1h 44m and costs SFr 24 - SFr 40.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Arbon. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Arbon via Lindau-Reutin and Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 39m.
The distance between Ulm and Arbon is 127 km. The road distance is 152.1 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Arbon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 3h 9m and costs SFr 25 - SFr 50.
It takes approximately 3h 9m to get from Ulm to Arbon, including transfers.
Ulm to Arbon train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Arbon is to bus and line 140 bus which takes 4h 10m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 24 - SFr 70 and takes 3h 39m.
Ulm to Arbon train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Arbon is 152 km. It takes approximately 1h 44m to drive from Ulm to Arbon.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Arbon, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Ulm to Arbon via Bregenz bus station, Bregenz Bahnhof, Gaißau Kesslerplatz, Rheineck, Bahnhof, Rorschach, Hauptbahnhof Süd, and Rorschach in around 4h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Arbon via Lindau-Reutin and Bregenz in around 3h 39m.
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Aulendorf Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bregenz to Arbon
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–11
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Bregenz to Arbon
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–12
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 5–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 9–12
- Phone
- 07541 372717
- Website
- bob-fn.de
Train from Aulendorf Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Hafenbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Bodensee-Oberschwaben- Bahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aulendorf Bahnhof to Friedrichsh. Hafenbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- 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 Ulm to Bregenz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +43 5572 32300
- office@landbusunterland.at
- Website
- landbusunterland.at
Bus from Bregenz Bahnhof to Gaißau Kesslerplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- landbusunterland.at
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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