There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Utrecht by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIce / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Utrecht CentraalIce
8h 24m€106–382Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Amsterdam SloterdijkN831
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum068 / ...
14h 20m€46–120Night train
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam CentraalNj
12h 16m€266–459Drive 746.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Utrecht746.6 km
7h 22m€132–190Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIr36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraal43N
11h 45m€171–261Fly Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
5h 4m€117–297Train to Basel, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
5h 57m€92–296Fly Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht Centraal
6h 53m€121–253Fly Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
6h 44m€106–302
Zurich to Utrecht by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Utrecht is to bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Utrecht is to fly and train which takes 5h 4m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Utrecht. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum via Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Utrecht. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Utrecht Centraal via Basel SBB and Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Zurich and Utrecht is 799 km. The road distance is 746.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Utrecht without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 24m and costs €100 - €390.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Zurich to Utrecht, including transfers.
Zurich to Utrecht bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Utrecht train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Utrecht is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 24m and costs €100 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €120 and takes 14h 20m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Utrecht, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Utrecht Centraal via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Mannheim Hbf in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum via Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- 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
- 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 Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €140–240
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
Train from Breda to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €250–450
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
Train from Breda to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–20
- 1st Class
- €25–29
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 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Utrecht bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Zurich to Utrecht train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Utrecht is 747 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Zurich to Utrecht.
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