There are 10 ways to get from Zug to Merseburg by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12
9h 5m€158–349Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Halle(Saale)Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 32m€57–284Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train stationbus 144
13h 12m€71–108Drive 639.1 km
- Drive from Zug to Merseburgcar 639.1 km
7h 12m€116–167Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Schweinfurt Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbftrain
11h 18m€121–285Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
7h 9m€140–428Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
6h 43m€97–291Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
7h 12m€179–404Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
7h 41m€185–493Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
8h 17m€192–464
Zug to Merseburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Merseburg is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Merseburg is to fly and train which takes 6h 43m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug station to Merseburg. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Merseburg, Gotthardstr. via Leipzig, Angerbrücke/Straßenbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Merseburg. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Merseburg Hbf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB and Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
The distance between Zug and Merseburg is 809 km. The road distance is 639.1 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Merseburg without a car is to train which takes 9h 5m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Zug to Merseburg, including transfers.
Zug to Merseburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zug to Merseburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zug to Merseburg is to train which takes 9h 5m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 12m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €430 and takes 7h 9m.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Merseburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Zug to Merseburg Hbf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 9h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train station once daily. Tickets cost €55–85 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
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 Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Schweinfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Zug to Merseburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Zug to Merseburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Merseburg is 639 km. It takes approximately 7h 12m to drive from Zug to Merseburg.
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