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How to get fromDusseldorf Airport (DUS) to Swiss Alpsby plane, train, bus, night train, rideshare, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to Swiss Alps by plane, train, bus, night train, rideshare, or car

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain train
    5h 34m
    CHF 112–243

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain train
    3. Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain train
    6h 52m
    CHF 57–216

  3. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain train
    10h 36m
    CHF 114–492

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Lugano Stazionebus bus
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Biascatrain train S10 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Biasca, Stazione to Airolo, Stazionebus bus 120
    16h 6m

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Duesseldorf Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain train Ir46
    14h 10m
    CHF 74–202

  6. Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain train
    3. Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain train
    6h 57m
    CHF 105–345

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to Köln Hbftrain train S11
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain train
    11h 18m
    CHF 150–481

  8. Airport Transfer

    1. Take the rideshare from Dusseldorf-DUS to Swiss Alpsrideshare rideshare 712.2 km
    6h 18m

  9. Drive 712.2 km

    1. Drive from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to Swiss Alpscar car 712.2 km
    6h 18m
    CHF 116–167

Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to Swiss Alps by train and bus

Calendar35Weekly Services
Duration10h 36mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 114Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 589.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 34m

What companies run services between Dusseldorf Airport (DUS), Germany and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?

You can take a train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to Gotthard Passhöhe via Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 10h 36m.

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