There are 10 ways to get from Hildesheim to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, car 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.
Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
6h 53mCHF 126–247Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Alfeld to Göttingentrain Re2
- Take the nighttrain from Goettingen to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
11hCHF 47–161Train, bus
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N24
10h 39mCHF 62–105Drive 669.3 km
- Drive from Hildesheim to Zurichcar 669.3 km
6h 22mCHF 128–184Train
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 12
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
7h 27mCHF 123–243Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
9h 56mCHF 119–154Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
4h 54mCHF 129–334Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
4h 54mCHF 143–307Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
6h 10mCHF 122–484Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
6h 52mCHF 107–278
Hildesheim to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hildesheim to Zurich is to train and bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Hildesheim to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct train from Hildesheim to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zürich HB via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 53m.
The distance between Hildesheim and Zurich is 733 km. The road distance is 669.3 km.
The best way to get from Hildesheim to Zurich without a car is to train via Basel which takes 6h 53m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Hildesheim to Zurich, including transfers.
Hildesheim to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Hildesheim to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hildesheim to Zurich is 669 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Hildesheim to Zurich.
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What companies run services between Hildesheim, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Zürich HB via Basel SBB in around 6h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Alfeld to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Goettingen to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 90–105
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 60–75
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
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