There are 13 ways to get from Zug to Magdeburg by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Magdeburg Hbftrain 12
9h 26m€186–458Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus stationbus N67 / ...
14h 55m€75–130Drive 716.8 km
- Drive from Zug to Magdeburgcar 716.8 km
7h 31m€125–180Fly Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 16m€173–426Drive, car train
- Drive from Zug to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
10h 4m€149–198Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Zug to Schaffhausentrain S24
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 11
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
13h 3m€173–418Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug(Ch) to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Magdeburgbus
15h 3m€114–201Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
6h 58m€160–456Fly Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 44m€86–297Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbftrain
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 6m€132–406Fly Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 5m€176–535Fly Zurich Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 33m€179–471Train to Basel, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
9h 19m€126–409
Zug to Magdeburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Magdeburg is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Magdeburg is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs €160 - €460.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Magdeburg Hbf via Zürich HB and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 26m.
The distance between Zug and Magdeburg is 887 km. The road distance is 716.8 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Magdeburg without a car is to train which takes 9h 26m and costs €180 - €460.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Zug to Magdeburg, including transfers.
Zug to Magdeburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zug to Magdeburg is to train which takes 9h 26m and costs €180 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 14h 55m.
Zug to Magdeburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Magdeburg is 717 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Zug to Magdeburg.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Magdeburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Zug to Magdeburg Hbf via Zürich HB and Basel SBB in around 9h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Magdeburg central bus station via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Hanover central bus station in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zug to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Zug(Ch) to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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