There are 8 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain S25
5h 51mCHF 159–481Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N474 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain S25
7h 52mCHF 56–126Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Rapperswil SGtrain S15 / ...
7h 23mCHF 57–161Drive 420.6 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Glaruscar 420.6 km
4h 45mCHF 68–99Train via Basel
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain S25
6h 20mCHF 107–490Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücketrain
4h 2mCHF 103–277Fly Frankfurt to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain
5h 56mCHF 157–430Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücketrain
5h 39mCHF 155–475
Frankfurt am Main to Glarus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus is to bus and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 130 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus is to fly and train which takes 4h 2m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Glarus via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 51m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Glarus is 478 km. The road distance is 420.6 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus without a car is to train which takes 5h 51m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 490.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Glarus train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Frankfurt station.
Frankfurt am Main to Glarus train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Glarus is 421 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Glarus.
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What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Glarus, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Glarus via Zürich HB in around 5h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
- 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 110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Glarus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Glarus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Rapperswil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Glarus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Glarus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–92
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–92
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–70
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 28–34
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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