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How to get fromDortmund Airport (DTM) to Switzerlandby train, bus, night train, rideshare, car, plane, or ferry

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There are 13 ways to get from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Switzerland by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car, plane, or ferry

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  1. Train via Hagen Hbf

    best
    1. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    7h 53m
    CHF 133–523

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N07
    11h 10m
    CHF 50–82

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    11h

  4. Airport Transfer

    1. Take the rideshare from Dortmund-DTM to Zurichrideshare rideshare 585.7 km
    5h 55m

  5. Drive 585.7 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Zurichcar car 585.7 km
    5h 55m
    CHF 95–137

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    8h
    CHF 131–528

  7. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Zürich HBtrain train 43N
    11h

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    5h 9m
    CHF 90–216

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    5h 21m
    CHF 108–260

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    5h 10m

  11. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    4h 52m

  12. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    7h 11m
    CHF 61–171

  13. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Friedrichshafen Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane plane DUS - FDH
    3. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry ferry
    6h 2m
    CHF 149–418

Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Switzerland by bus and train

Calendar50Weekly Services
Duration7h 53mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 133Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 680.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 53m

What companies run services between Dortmund Airport (DTM), Germany and Switzerland?

You can take a bus from Dortmund Airport to Zürich Stadelhofen via Holzwickede, Bahnhof, Holzwickede, Hagen Hbf, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 7h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost CHF 45–80 and the journey takes 9h 45m.

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