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How to get fromPirmasens to Zurichby train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Pirmasens to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Basel

    best
    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    6h 5m
    CHF 57–169

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pirmasens central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus 036
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    8h 5m
    CHF 30–49

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rb55
    2. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    7h 28m
    CHF 36–154

  4. Drive  313.1 km

    1. Drive from Pirmasens to Zurichcar car 313.1 km
    3h 36m
    CHF 53–77

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Landau, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rb55
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zürich HBtrain train Nightjet
    7h 29m
    CHF 42–124

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    4h 50m
    CHF 114–299

  7. Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LUX - ZRH
    5h 57m

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane STR - ZRH
    5h 22m
    CHF 130–408

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    6h 10m
    CHF 156–440

Pirmasens to Zurich by train

Calendar108Weekly Trains
Duration6h 5mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 57Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 374 km
  • Duration: 6h 5m

What companies run services between Pirmasens, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Pirmasens, Hauptbahnhof to Zürich HB via Landau, Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 6h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pirmasens central train station to Zurich Bus Station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 8h 5m.

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