There are 7 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 53–164Bus, 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 1mCHF 19–27Bus, train via Sankt Gallen
- 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 22mDrive 268.2 km
- Drive from Grainau to Zurichcar 268.2 km
3h 16mCHF 44–64Bus
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
7h 35mCHF 32–60Bus, train
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus 040 / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
7h 40mCHF 62–135Train, 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 143–322
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
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 1m.
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. However, there are services departing from Untergrainau, Dorfplatz and arriving at Zürich via Garmisch-Partenkirchen station and Munich - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
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 and train via Sankt Gallen which takes 7h 22m and costs .
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 1240+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Grainau, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Untergrainau, Dorfplatz to Zürich via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen station, and Munich - Bus Station in around 7h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- 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 17–25
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Oetztal to Buchs Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Buchs Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Buchs Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–88
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 83–88
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 22–27
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Untergrainau to Pfronten-Steinach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from KEMPTEN, Busbf / Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 2 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Sindbad
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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