There are 5 ways to get from Herisau to Zurich by train, rideshare, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Herisau to Rapperswil SGtrain S4 / ...
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to Zürich Stadelhofentrain S15 / ...
1h 25mCHF 33–74Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Herisau to Zurich79.8 km
1h 18mCHF 6Line 180 bus, train
- Take the bus from Herisau, Obstmarkt to St. Gallen, Bahnhofbus 180
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
1h 58mCHF 20–99Drive 79 km
- Drive from Herisau to Zurichcar 79 km
54 minCHF 13–19Taxi
- Take the taxi from Herisau to Zurichtaxi 79 km
54 minCHF 350–420
Herisau to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Herisau to Zurich is to rideshare which costs SFr 6 and takes 1h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Herisau to Zurich is to drive which takes 54 min and costs SFr 12 - SFr 19.
No, there is no direct train from Herisau to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Herisau and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Rapperswil SG. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 25m.
The distance between Herisau and Zurich is 89 km. The road distance is 79 km.
The best way to get from Herisau to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 1h 25m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 75.
It takes approximately 1h 25m to get from Herisau to Zurich, including transfers.
Herisau to Zurich train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from Herisau station.
Herisau to Zurich train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Rapperswil SG station.
Yes, the driving distance between Herisau to Zurich is 79 km. It takes approximately 54 min to drive from Herisau to Zurich.
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What companies run services between Herisau, Switzerland and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Herisau to Zürich Stadelhofen via Rapperswil SG in around 1h 25m.
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Herisau to Rapperswil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Rapperswil SG to Zürich Stadelhofen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Herisau, Obstmarkt to St. Gallen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Herisau to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–420
Sprenger AG St. Gallen Taxi
- Phone
- +41 71 333 33 33
- Website
- sprengerag.com
Taxi ForTe GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 222 22 22
- Website
- taxi-forte.ch
ZIBA Taxi GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 222 22 22
- Website
- zibataxi.ch
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