There are 8 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
6h 22mCHF 70–425Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfalltrain S9 / ...
10h 19mCHF 50–176Bus
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Zurich - Airport Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 10mDrive 526.2 km
- Drive from Düsseldorf to Rhine Fallscar 526.2 km
5h 3mCHF 85–123Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfalltrain
4h 45mCHF 79–229Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
4h 38mCHF 104–388Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
5h 31mCHF 88–262Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane DUS - FDH
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
5h 42mCHF 144–417
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls is to night train and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 180 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls is to train and fly which takes 4h 38m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 390.
No, there is no direct bus from Düsseldorf station to Rhine Falls. However, there are services departing from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station and arriving at Bülach, Bahnhof via Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf Hbf and arriving at Schaffhausen via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Düsseldorf and Rhine Falls is 573 km. The road distance is 526.2 km.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls without a car is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 430.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls, including transfers.
Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Düsseldorf Hbf station.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 10m.
What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Rhine Falls, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Rhine Falls via Hauptbahnhof, Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Bahnhof, and Neuhausen, Zentrum in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Rhine Falls via Basel, Bahnhof, Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB), Zurich - Airport Bus Station, Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof, Bülach, Bahnhof, Bülach, and Neuhausen Rheinfall in around 10h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
Train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 8–11
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Zurich - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls is 526 km. It takes approximately 5h 3m to drive from Düsseldorf to Rhine Falls.
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