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 115–218Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
8h 28mCHF 35–105Train, bus
- 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 16mCHF 58–95Drive 527.1 km
- Drive from Melsungen to Zurichcar 527.1 km
5h 4mCHF 88–127Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Melsungen Bahnhof to Frankfurt (Main) Südtrain Re50
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
8h 40mCHF 112–207Train 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 122–328Train 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 167–493Train 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 29mCHF 147–365Train 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 24mCHF 122–315
Melsungen to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melsungen to Zurich is to night train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 110 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melsungen to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
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 220.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Melsungen to Zurich, including transfers.
Melsungen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Melsungen Bahnhof station.
Melsungen to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Frankfurt (Main) Süd 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
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- 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 85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once 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 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Melsungen Bahnhof to Frankfurt (Main) Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
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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