There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Thuringia by train, bus, 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 Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf50 / ...
7h 16m€67–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Frankfurt central train stationN474 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Erfurt central train stationN1305 / ...
10h 20m€35–79Drive 528.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Erfurt528.6 km
5h 19m€91–131Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
4h 56m€111–283Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to SchaffhausenS9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf11 / ...
8h 50m€58–208Train via Stuttgart #2
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to SchaffhausenS9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof87
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Erfurt Central Station
9h 5m€53–133Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburg
6h 32m€151–403Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
5h 51m€71–241
Zurich to Thuringia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Thuringia is to bus which costs €35 - €80 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Thuringia is to fly and train which takes 4h 56m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Thuringia station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Erfurt central train station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Thuringia. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Erfurt Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Zurich and Thuringia is 674 km. The road distance is 528.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Thuringia without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €65 - €200.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Zurich to Thuringia, including transfers.
Zurich to Thuringia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Thuringia train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Thuringia is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €65 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €80 and takes 10h 20m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Erfurt Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 7h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Erfurt central train station via Frankfurt central train station in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- 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
- €35–120
- 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
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- 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
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Erfurt Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Altenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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 Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Erfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Thuringia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Zurich to Thuringia train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Thuringia is 529 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Zurich to Thuringia.
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