There are 9 ways to get from Kassel to Zug by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
7h 30mCHF 123–238Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Göttingentrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N24
11h 9mCHF 67–111Drive 564.6 km
- Drive from Kassel to Zugcar 564.6 km
5h 45mCHF 95–137Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
5h 11mCHF 132–374Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re30
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zugtrain Ec
8h 22mCHF 151–327Night train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wuerzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus
9h 39mCHF 79–181Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
6h 7mCHF 167–384Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 38mCHF 174–519Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
8h 3mCHF 134–337
Kassel to Zug by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Zug is to train and bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 120 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Zug is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Zug. However, there are services departing from Kassel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zug via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Kassel and Zug is 642 km. The road distance is 564.6 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Zug without a car is to train which takes 7h 30m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Kassel to Zug, including transfers.
Kassel to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Kassel to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Zug is 565 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Kassel to Zug.
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What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Zug, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Zug via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 7h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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 45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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