There are 9 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Zug by train, bus, night train, car, 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
best- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
6h 46mCHF 92–498Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
9h 45mCHF 49–171Bus via Zürich HB
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N177 / ...
10h 46mCHF 67–108Drive 597.7 km
- Drive from Düsseldorf to Zugcar 597.7 km
6h 9mCHF 98–142Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus FlixBus N11
12h 6mCHF 66–127Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
4h 23mCHF 85–233Train 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 16mCHF 110–382Train 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 9mCHF 94–256Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
5h 43mCHF 161–518
Düsseldorf to Zug by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf to Zug is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 130 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Düsseldorf to Zug is to train and fly which takes 4h 16m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 390.
No, there is no direct bus from Düsseldorf station to Zug station. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf central bus station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Düsseldorf to Zug. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf Hbf and arriving at Zug via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 46m.
The distance between Düsseldorf and Zug is 650 km. The road distance is 597.7 km.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Zug without a car is to train which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Düsseldorf to Zug, including transfers.
Düsseldorf to Zug bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Düsseldorf to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Düsseldorf Hbf station.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Zug is to train which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can bus via Zürich HB, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 10h 46m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 240 and takes 4h 23m.
What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Zug, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zug via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 6h 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zurich Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 50–90 and the journey takes 10h 5m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–440
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–440
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
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
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
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–105
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Düsseldorf to Zug bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Düsseldorf to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Düsseldorf to Zug is 598 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Düsseldorf to Zug.
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