There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Wetzlar by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- 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 Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain 34
6h 21m€91–127Bus, train via Zurich Bus Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gießen Bahnhoftrain Re30
9h 45m€42–78Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gießen Bahnhoftrain Re30
7h 22mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Frankfurt(Main)Westnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain 34
6h 59m€69–291Drive 434 km
- Drive from Zurich to Wetzlarcar 434 km
4h 26m€76–109Fly from Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain
4h 21m€118–264Train to Basel, fly, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhoftrain
6h 25m€153–359
Zurich to Wetzlar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Wetzlar is to bus and train via Zurich Bus Station which costs €40 - €80 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Wetzlar is to fly and train which takes 4h 21m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Wetzlar. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Wetzlar Bahnhof via Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 21m.
The distance between Zurich and Wetzlar is 493 km. The road distance is 434 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Wetzlar without a car is to train which takes 6h 21m and costs €90 - €130.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Zurich to Wetzlar, including transfers.
Zurich to Wetzlar train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
Zurich to Wetzlar train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Wetzlar is 434 km. It takes approximately 4h 26m to drive from Zurich to Wetzlar.
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What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Wetzlar, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Wetzlar Bahnhof via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 6h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- 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
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Wetzlar Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Gießen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Gießen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Frankfurt(Main)West
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/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 Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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