There are 8 ways to get from Brussels to Rothenburg by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Surseetrain Ic / ...
7h 41mCHF 193–321Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzernbus FlixBus N846
9h 48mCHF 50–90Drive 622.5 km
- Drive from Brussels to Rothenburgcar 622.5 km
6h 25mCHF 102–147Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5hCHF 105–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Surseetrain Ir27 / ...
10h 51mTrain to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Luxembourg to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 53mCHF 147–438Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
6h 39mCHF 187–440Fly Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Surseetrain
7h 51mCHF 138–453
Brussels to Rothenburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Rothenburg is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 90 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Rothenburg is to fly and train which takes 5h and costs SFr 100 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Rothenburg. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Rothenburg, Flecken via Luzern, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Rothenburg. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Emmenbrücke Kapf via Strasbourg, Basel SBB and Sursee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 41m.
The distance between Brussels and Rothenburg is 954 km. The road distance is 622.5 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Rothenburg without a car is to train which takes 7h 41m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Brussels to Rothenburg, including transfers.
Brussels to Rothenburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Rothenburg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Rothenburg is to train which takes 7h 41m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 90 and takes 9h 48m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Rothenburg, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Emmenbrücke Kapf via Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, and Sursee in around 7h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 50–90 and the journey takes 9h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Luxembourg to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Rothenburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luzern station.
Brussels to Rothenburg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Rothenburg is 623 km. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from Brussels to Rothenburg.
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