There are 9 ways to get from Melsungen to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, 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
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
7h 14mCHF 119–221Train, 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 53–90Train, night train
- Take the train from Melsungen Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain Re50
- Take the nighttrain from Hanau Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
8h 52mCHF 61–242Drive 527.1 km
- Drive from Melsungen to Zurichcar 527.1 km
5h 4mCHF 89–128Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Melsungen Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofentrain S12 / ...
8h 45mCHF 102–265Train 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 3mCHF 129–379Train 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 22mCHF 174–509Train 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 4mCHF 158–364Train 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
7h 54mCHF 129–303
Melsungen to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melsungen to Zurich is to train and bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 90 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Melsungen to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct train from Melsungen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Melsungen Bartenwetzerbrücke and arriving at Zürich HB via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
The distance between Melsungen and Zurich is 635 km. The road distance is 527.1 km.
The best way to get from Melsungen to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 7h 14m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Melsungen to Zurich, including transfers.
Melsungen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Melsungen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melsungen to Zurich is 527 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Melsungen to Zurich.
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What companies run services between Melsungen, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Melsungen Bartenwetzerbrücke to Zürich HB via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Basel SBB in around 7h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- 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 7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- 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-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- 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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