There are 4 ways to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express by train, car, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Churtrain Ice
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain Ir38 / ...
6hDrive 282 km
cheapest- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Expresscar 282 km
3h 54mCHF 46–66Train via Basel
- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
6h 31mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
6h 53m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express is to drive which costs SFr 45 - SFr 70 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70.
No, there is no direct train from Freiburg im Breisgau station to Glacier Express. However, there are services departing from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station and arriving at Preda via Chur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Freiburg im Breisgau and Glacier Express is 332 km. The road distance is 282 km.
The best way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express without a car is to train which takes 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express, including transfers.
Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station.
Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Chur station.
Yes, the driving distance between Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express is 282 km. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Freiburg im Breisgau to Glacier Express.
There are 1334+ hotels available in Glacier Express.
What companies run services between Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and Glacier Express, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Glacier Express via Chur and Preda in around 6h.
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 75–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
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