There are 6 ways to get from Grainau to Zurich by car, train, bus, night train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train
best- Drive from Grainau to Telfs-Pfaffenhofencar
- Take the train from Oetztal to Buchs Sgtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Buchs Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
5h 47mCHF 53–169Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus 040 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
8h 4mCHF 20–27Bus
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus X06 / ...
7h 9mCHF 29–50Drive 268.2 km
- Drive from Grainau to Zurichcar 268.2 km
3h 16mCHF 45–64Bus, train
- Take the bus from Untergrainau to Pfronten-Steinachbus
- Take the bus from KEMPTEN, Busbf / Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 2 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrassebus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
7h 22mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
5h 26mCHF 137–321
Grainau to Zurich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grainau to Zurich is to bus and night train which costs SFr 19 - SFr 27 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Grainau to Zurich is to drive which takes 3h 16m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
No, there is no direct bus from Grainau to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Untergrainau, Dorfplatz and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Garmisch-Partenkirchen station and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 9m.
The distance between Grainau and Zurich is 307 km. The road distance is 268.2 km.
The best way to get from Grainau to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 7h 9m and costs SFr 28 - SFr 50.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Grainau to Zurich, including transfers.
Grainau to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station.
Grainau to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grainau to Zurich is 268 km. It takes approximately 3h 16m to drive from Grainau to Zurich.
There are 1244+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Grainau, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Untergrainau, Dorfplatz to Zurich Bus Station via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen station, and Munich central bus station in around 7h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Oetztal to Buchs Sg
- *
- CHF 22–35
Train from Buchs Sg to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 19–28
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- *
- CHF 17–26
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
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