There are 4 ways to get from Schaffhausen to Pilatus by train, bus, taxi, 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, bus, taxi
best- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HBtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the taxi from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pilatustaxi
2h 52mCHF 125–165Train
cheapest- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Winterthurtrain S33 / ...
- Take the train from Winterthur to Luzerntrain 75
4h 40mCHF 18–33Train, line 83 train
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HBtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain 83
3h 20mDrive 121.3 km
- Drive from Schaffhausen to Pilatuscar 121.3 km
1h 51mCHF 24–34
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Schaffhausen to Pilatus is to train which costs SFr 17 - SFr 35 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Schaffhausen to Pilatus is to drive which takes 1h 51m and costs SFr 23 - SFr 35.
No, there is no direct train from Schaffhausen to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Schaffhausen and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Zürich HB, Luzern and Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 20m.
The distance between Schaffhausen and Pilatus is 124 km. The road distance is 121.3 km.
The best way to get from Schaffhausen to Pilatus without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 2h 52m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Schaffhausen to Pilatus, including transfers.
Schaffhausen to Pilatus train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Schaffhausen station.
Schaffhausen to Pilatus train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Schaffhausen to Pilatus is 121 km. It takes approximately 1h 51m to drive from Schaffhausen to Pilatus.
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What companies run services between Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Schaffhausen to Pilatus Kulm via Zürich HB, Luzern, Alpnachstad, and Alpnachstad PB in around 3h 20m.
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pilatusbahnen
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Pilatusbahnen
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Schaffhausen to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 9–11
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Winterthur to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
Hey Taxi
- Phone
- +41 41 360 60 60
- Website
- heytaxis.ch
Taxi Ernst Hess AG
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- hesstaxi.ch
Taxi Luzern
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- taxiluzern.ch
Taxi Wyss
- Phone
- +41 77 409 33 11
- Website
- taxi-wyss.ch
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