There are 11 ways to get from Kiel to Zurich by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
5h 40mCHF 95–287Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re70 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
14h 8mCHF 69–211Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
10h 19mCHF 318–1,021Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N150 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N24
15h 15mCHF 72–121Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 59mCHF 91–406Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
6h 44mCHF 142–503Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
7h 27mCHF 153–583Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
8h 21mCHF 137–497Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
11h 56mCHF 122–157Train via Zürich HB
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
11h 57mCHF 187–800Drive 939.3 km
- Drive from Kiel to Zurichcar 939.3 km
8h 40mCHF 154–222
Kiel to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Zürich HB via Hamburg Hbf and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Kiel and Zurich is 829 km. The road distance is 939.3 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 10h 19m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1100.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Kiel to Zurich, including transfers.
Kiel to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Zurich is to train which takes 10h 19m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 15m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Zürich HB via Hamburg Hbf and Basel SBB in around 10h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Zurich Bus Station via Hamburg central bus station in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 75–90
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 50–60
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kiel to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Zurich is 939 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Kiel to Zurich.
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