There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Zurich by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
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 München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain 88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
4h 16mCHF 55–125Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N106 / ...
4h 45mCHF 16–35Bus via Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus FlixBus N191
4h 30mCHF 25–36Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Munich to Zurich304.9 km
4h 1mCHF 17Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
3h 1mCHF 89–270Train via Lindau
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re96
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HBtrain Ir13 / ...
5h 49mCHF 64–195Drive 304.3 km
- Drive from Munich to Zurichcar 304.3 km
3h 6mCHF 52–74Fly 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 142–376
Munich to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 1m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart five times a day, 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 Zuerich Hb via St. Margrethen Sg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 16m.
The distance between Munich and Zurich is 331 km. The road distance is 304.3 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 4h 16m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 4h 16m 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 train which takes 4h 16m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus via Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof, which costs SFr 24 - SFr 40 and takes 4h 30m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 270 and takes 3h 1m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Zuerich Hb via St. Margrethen Sg in around 4h 16m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station once daily. Tickets cost CHF 21–35 and the journey takes 3h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 16–26
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–32
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar 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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Booking & Getting There
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 St. Margrethen SG 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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