There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Zurich by bus, train, rideshare, plane, or car
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Bus via Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof
best- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus FlixBus N191
4h 30mCHF 23–36Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Zurich304.9 km
4h 1mCHF 17Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthurtrain Ir13 / ...
5h 10mCHF 51–263Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
3h 6mCHF 107–267Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N106 / ...
4h 45mCHF 19–45Drive 304.3 km
- Drive from Munich to Zurichcar 304.3 km
3h 6mCHF 50–72Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
4h 20mCHF 138–396
Munich to Zurich by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Zurich is to rideshare which costs SFr 17 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Zurich is to fly which takes 3h 6m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Zurich. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Lindau-Reutin, St. Margrethen SG and Winterthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Munich and Zurich is 287 km. The road distance is 304.3 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Zurich without a car is to bus via Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof which takes 4h 30m and costs SFr 22 - SFr 40.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Munich to Zurich, including transfers.
Munich to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Zurich is to bus via Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof which takes 4h 30m and costs SFr 22 - SFr 40. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 270 and takes 5h 10m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 270 and takes 3h 6m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station once daily. Tickets cost CHF 19–35 and the journey takes 3h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Zürich Stadelhofen via Lindau-Reutin, St. Margrethen SG, and Winterthur in around 5h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Airport bus station.
Munich to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Zurich is 304 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Munich to Zurich.
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