There are 9 ways to get from Switzerland to Darmstadt by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, 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.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
3h 4m€99–226Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Darmstadt Hbfnighttrain Nj
5h 58m€30–101Train via Basel
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 48m€63–186Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Darmstadt central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
9h 48m€37–63Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
4h 6m€123–364Fly from Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
4h 31m€117–276Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MXP - FRA
5h 38m€61–177Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
6h 54m€81–152Drive 340.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Darmstadtcar 340.8 km
3h 44m€62–89
Switzerland to Darmstadt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Darmstadt is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Darmstadt is to fly which takes 3h 4m and costs €95 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Darmstadt station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Darmstadt central train station via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Darmstadt. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof via Zürich HB, Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Switzerland and Darmstadt is 330 km. The road distance is 340.8 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Darmstadt without a car is to train via Basel which takes 5h 48m and costs €60 - €190.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Switzerland to Darmstadt, including transfers.
Switzerland to Darmstadt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Switzerland to Darmstadt train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Darmstadt is to fly which takes 3h 4m and costs €95 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Basel, which costs €60 - €190 and takes 5h 48m, you could also bus, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 9h 48m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Darmstadt, Germany?
Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 5h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Zuerich Hb to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €85–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Darmstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–97
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–97
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €29–35
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Darmstadt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Darmstadt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Switzerland to Darmstadt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Switzerland to Darmstadt train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Darmstadt is 341 km. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Switzerland to Darmstadt.
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