There are 6 ways to get from Ulm to Pilatus by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 60
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ic21 / ...
6h 58mCHF 62–133Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Stationbus 283 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
7h 17mCHF 39–63Drive 269.4 km
- Drive from Ulm to Pilatuscar 269.4 km
3h 49mCHF 43–61Train, fly, line 83 train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain
6h 6mBus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Stationbus 283 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Luthernbus
7h 43mCHF 174–213Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhofbus 700
- Take the train from Konstanz to Luzerntrain
8h 4m
Ulm to Pilatus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Pilatus is to bus and train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Pilatus is to drive which takes 3h 49m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Basel SBB, Luzern and Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Ulm and Pilatus is 477 km. The road distance is 269.4 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Pilatus without a car is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Ulm to Pilatus, including transfers.
Ulm to Pilatus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Pilatus is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 220 and takes 7h 43m.
Ulm to Pilatus train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Pilatus is 269 km. It takes approximately 3h 49m to drive from Ulm to Pilatus.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pilatus Kulm via Basel SBB, Luzern, Alpnachstad, and Alpnachstad PB in around 6h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Pilatus via Zurich and Luthern in around 7h 43m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Konstanz to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- info@pilatus.ch
- Website
- pilatus.ch
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- INFORMAZIONI@BARTOLINIPULLMAN.IT
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Zurich to Luthern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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