There are 7 ways to get from Esslingen to Zurich by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus via Stuttgart
best- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
3h 21mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N177 / ...
5h 4mCHF 18–29Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
4h 19mCHF 43–200Drive 214 km
- Drive from Esslingen to Zurichcar 214 km
2h 32mCHF 35–51Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Esslingen to Bad Cannstatttrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
3h 5mCHF 105–279Train via Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofentrain S12 / ...
4h 32mCHF 37–195Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Esslingen to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
3h 52mCHF 116–333
Esslingen to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 17 - SFr 29 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Zurich is to drive which takes 2h 32m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 55.
No, there is no direct bus from Esslingen to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Zürich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Zürich HB via Hauptbahnhof and Singen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Esslingen and Zurich is 215 km. The road distance is 214 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Zurich without a car is to bus via Stuttgart which takes 3h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Esslingen to Zurich, including transfers.
Esslingen to Zurich bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Stuttgart station.
Esslingen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Zurich is to bus via Stuttgart which takes 3h 21m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 200 and takes 4h 19m.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
GrandBus operates a bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 2h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Esslingen to Zürich HB via Hauptbahnhof and Singen in around 4h 19m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Esslingen to Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–6
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 6–10
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Esslingen to Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Esslingen to Zurich bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Esslingen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Zurich is 214 km. It takes approximately 2h 32m to drive from Esslingen to Zurich.
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