There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Heide by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)train
6h 32m€90–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N24 / ...
- Take the bus from Bf. Altona to Heide(Holst) Bahnhofbus Re6
16h 43m€55–126Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Heide(Holst)train Re6
11h 23m€132–309Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)train Re6 / ...
13h 17m€96–302Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)train
7h 36m€70–309Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)train
8h 29m€157–355Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)train
8h 11m€152–416Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Heide(Holst)train
8h 17m€142–365Night train, train via Zürich HB
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)train Re6 / ...
13h 21m€301–520Drive 949.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Heidecar 949.3 km
8h 47m€164–237Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Altona to Heidecar
7h 36m€167–225
Zurich to Heide by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Heide is to bus which costs €55 - €130 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Heide is to fly and train which takes 6h 32m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Heide. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Heide(Holst) Bahnhof via Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Bf. Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Heide. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Heide(Holst) via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 23m.
The distance between Zurich and Heide is 849 km. The road distance is 949.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Heide without a car is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Zurich to Heide, including transfers.
Zurich to Heide bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Heide train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Heide is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €130 and takes 16h 43m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Heide(Holst) via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 11h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, and Bf. Altona in around 16h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Heide(Holst)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elmshorn to Heide(Holst)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €75–95
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €280–500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Altona to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Heide bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Zurich to Heide train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Heide is 949 km. It takes approximately 8h 47m to drive from Zurich to Heide.
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