There are 8 ways to get from Switzerland to Plauen by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plauen station Mittebus 1304A
10h 7m€49–86Train
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bftrain Re
10h 37m€88–189Drive 516.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Plauencar 516.5 km
5h 58m€109–157Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bftrain
6h 49m€175–434Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bftrain Re
11h 2m€92–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Winterthur to Hof central train stationbus FlixBus 141
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bftrain Re
11h 10m€67–110Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Moosburg to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bftrain
7h 55m€130–330Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bftrain
10h 6m€125–315
Switzerland to Plauen by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Plauen is to bus which costs €45 - €90 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Plauen is to drive which takes 5h 58m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Plauen station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Plauen station Mitte via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Plauen. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf via Schaffhausen, Stuttgart Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf and Hof Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Switzerland and Plauen is 629 km. The road distance is 516.5 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Plauen without a car is to bus which takes 10h 7m and costs €45 - €90.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Switzerland to Plauen, including transfers.
Switzerland to Plauen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Switzerland to Plauen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich Stadelhofen station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Plauen is to bus which takes 10h 7m and costs €45 - €90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €190 and takes 10h 37m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Plauen, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Plauen station Mitte via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Munich central bus station in around 10h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf via Schaffhausen, Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Hof Hbf in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Moosburg to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Dresden Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Plauen(Vogtl) Ob Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plauen station Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Winterthur to Hof central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Switzerland to Plauen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Switzerland to Plauen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Schaffhausen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Plauen is 516 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Switzerland to Plauen.
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