There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Mechernich by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIce / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mechernich Bf
6h 30m€68–289Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGNN11 / ...
13h 35m€51–70Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to OffenburgNj
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln HbfNj
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mechernich Bf
9h 56m€83–537Drive 504.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Mechernich504.5 km
5h 20m€87–126Night train
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-BeuelNj
10h 16m€179–312Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mechernich Bf
4h 50m€87–232Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mechernich Bf
4h 47m€115–290Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mechernich Bf
5h 44m€96–241Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)ZRH - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mechernich Bf
7h 53m€123–324
Zurich to Mechernich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Mechernich is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Mechernich is to fly and train which takes 4h 47m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Mechernich. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Mechernich Stiftsweg via Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2, Bonn Hbf and Euskirchen Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Mechernich. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Mechernich Bf via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 30m.
The distance between Zurich and Mechernich is 635 km. The road distance is 504.5 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Mechernich without a car is to train which takes 6h 30m and costs €65 - €290.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Zurich to Mechernich, including transfers.
Zurich to Mechernich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Mechernich train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Mechernich is to train which takes 6h 30m and costs €65 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 13h 35m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Mechernich, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Mechernich Bf via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Köln Hbf in around 6h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Cologne Airport CGN 3 times a day. Tickets cost €45–65 and the journey takes 9h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Mechernich Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mechernich Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mechernich Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €256–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Bonn-Beuel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
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 Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Mechernich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Zurich to Mechernich train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Mechernich is 504 km. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Zurich to Mechernich.
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