There are 8 ways to get from Ulm to Thun by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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 Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 60
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain Ic6 / ...
5h 35mCHF 47–145Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Stationbus 283 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
9h 6mCHF 43–76Drive 317 km
- Drive from Ulm to Thuncar 317 km
4h 7mCHF 50–72Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, 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 Flughafen to Thuntrain
5h 38mCHF 147–296Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry 197 / ...
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Thuntrain Ic8
6h 12mCHF 92–170Train via Singen
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singentrain Re3
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Thuntrain Ic8 / ...
6h 45mCHF 83–164Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain
6h 22mCHF 115–389Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Thuntrain
6h 28mCHF 137–324
Ulm to Thun by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Thun is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Thun is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Thun. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Thun, Bahnhof via Zürich HB Schweizerhof and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Thun. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Thun via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Ulm and Thun is 500 km. The road distance is 317 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Thun without a car is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Ulm to Thun, including transfers.
Ulm to Thun bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Thun train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Thun is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 6m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Thun, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Thun via Basel SBB in around 5h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Thun, Bahnhof via Zurich Bus Station, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof in around 9h 6m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- 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 Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Romanshorn to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–35
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–75
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–60
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 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- contact@shuttler.ch
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Ulm to Thun bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Ulm to Thun train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Thun is 317 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Ulm to Thun.
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