There are 5 ways to get from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Altdorf URtrain Ic2
6h 56mDrive 320.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Stuttgart to Swiss Alpscar 320.5 km
3h 48mCHF 52–75Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HBtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
7h 31mCHF 84–246Fly, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
6h 41mCHF 139–326Train via Singen
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
8hCHF 78–247
Stuttgart to Swiss Alps by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps is to drive which costs SFr 50 - SFr 75 and takes 3h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps is to drive which takes 3h 48m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Airolo via Schaffhausen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Swiss Alps is 318 km. The road distance is 320.5 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Swiss Alps train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Swiss Alps train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Schaffhausen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Swiss Alps is 320 km. It takes approximately 3h 48m to drive from Stuttgart to Swiss Alps.
There are 500+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Gotthard Passhöhe via Schaffhausen, Zürich HB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 7h 31m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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