There are 10 ways to get from Zermatt to Erlangen by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
10h 45m€134–305Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Visp to BernIc8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Nuremberg central bus stationFlixBus N872
11h 23m€94–188Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)MXP - NUE
11h 6m€127–355Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Visp to Zürich HBIc8 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to SchaffhausenS24 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen61
12h 20m€149–279Train #2
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Chur900 / ...
- Take the train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Nürnberg HbfRe7
13h 20mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen
10h 4m€225–487Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangen
9h 23m€218–505Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)GVA - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangen
10h 35m€183–455Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)MXP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
11h 21m€139–349Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Munich International Airport (MUC)MXP - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangen
11h 5m€135–404
Zermatt to Erlangen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Erlangen is to train and bus which costs €90 - €190 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Erlangen is to train and fly which takes 9h 23m and costs €210 - €550.
No, there is no direct train from Zermatt to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from Zermatt, Bahnhof and arriving at Erlangen via Visp, Basel SBB, Frankfurt and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Zermatt and Erlangen is 807 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Erlangen without a car is to train which takes 10h 45m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Zermatt to Erlangen, including transfers.
Zermatt to Erlangen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Visp station.
Zermatt to Erlangen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Erlangen, Germany?
You can take a train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Erlangen via Visp, Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 10h 45m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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 Bern to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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