There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Potsdam by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 18m€53–144Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
10h 8m€79–241Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N42
- Take the bus from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhofbus Ber2
15h 23mNight train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Hbfnighttrain Nj
12h 3m€77–297Train to Basel, fly, 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
6h 22m€63–203Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 9m€131–319Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Roßlau(Elbe)train
- Take the train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Potsdam, Rehbrücke Bhftrain Re7
12h 34m€276–476Drive 758.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Potsdamcar 758.4 km
7h 53m€130–187Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Potsdamcar
8h€183–243
Zurich to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Potsdam is to fly and train which costs €50 - €150 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 18m and costs €50 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Flughafen BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Potsdam Hbf via Basel SBB, Frankfurt and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 8m.
The distance between Zurich and Potsdam is 714 km. The road distance is 758.4 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Potsdam without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 8m and costs €75 - €250.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Zurich to Potsdam, including transfers.
Zurich to Potsdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Potsdam train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Potsdam is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 8m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 23m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Potsdam Hbf via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Berlin Hbf in around 10h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Berlin Airport BER and Flughafen BER in around 15h 23m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Roßlau(Elbe)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Potsdam, Rehbrücke Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–440
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- 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 Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 033208 2201 0
- info@angerbus.de
- Website
- angerbus.de
Bus from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- angerbus.de
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Potsdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Zurich to Potsdam train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Potsdam is 758 km. It takes approximately 7h 53m to drive from Zurich to Potsdam.
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