There are 11 ways to get from Cuxhaven to Zurich by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
6h 11mCHF 98–301Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 31mCHF 93–421Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Re5
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
10h 59mCHF 172–406Train, bus
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Re5
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
16h 42mCHF 96–238Train, night train
- Take the train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbftrain Re8 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Bremen Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
12h 30mCHF 140–262Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
5h 57mCHF 193–498Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
7h 15mCHF 236–568Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
8h 36mCHF 139–515Train
- Take the train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbftrain Re5
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Zürich HBtrain Ice
12h 36mCHF 305–535Drive, car train
- Drive from Cuxhaven to Hamburg-Altonacar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg-Altona to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
13h 49mCHF 133–174Drive 873.4 km
- Drive from Cuxhaven to Zurichcar 873.4 km
8h 55mCHF 167–241
Cuxhaven to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuxhaven to Zurich is to train and bus which costs SFr 95 - SFr 240 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cuxhaven to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 500.
No, there is no direct train from Cuxhaven to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Cuxhaven and arriving at Zürich HB via Hamburg-Harburg, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Cuxhaven and Zurich is 836 km. The road distance is 873.4 km.
The best way to get from Cuxhaven to Zurich without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 10h 59m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Cuxhaven to Zurich, including transfers.
Cuxhaven to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Cuxhaven station.
Cuxhaven to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg-Harburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuxhaven to Zurich is 873 km. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from Cuxhaven to Zurich.
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What companies run services between Cuxhaven, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cuxhaven to Zürich HB via Hamburg-Harburg, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Basel SBB in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Cuxhaven to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–430
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Bremen Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg-Altona to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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