There are 5 ways to get from Zug to Zugspitze by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Thalwil to Sarganstrain
- Take the train from Sargans to Oetztaltrain Rjx
- Drive from Telfs-Pfaffenhofen to Zugspitzecar
6h 41m€69–291Drive 255.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Zug to Zugspitzecar 255.4 km
3h 37m€45–64Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Drive from Telfs Gh Martina to Zugspitzecar
7h 36m€50–81Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain 5404 / ...
10h 10m€105–428Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Zug to Winterthurtrain S24
- Take the train from Winterthur to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
10h 35m€127–304
Zug to Zugspitze by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Zugspitze is to drive which costs €40 - €65 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Zugspitze is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Zugspitze. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Zugspitzplatt via Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Zug and Zugspitze is 311 km. The road distance is 255.4 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Zugspitze without a car is to train which takes 10h 10m and costs €100 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Zug to Zugspitze, including transfers.
Zug to Zugspitze train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
Zug to Zugspitze train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Zugspitze is 255 km. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from Zug to Zugspitze.
There are 2780+ hotels available in Zugspitze.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Zugspitze, Germany?
You can take a train from Zug to Zugspitzplatt via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 10h 10m.
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Thalwil to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Thalwil to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Oetztal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Winterthur to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Oetztal
- *
- €25–40
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €45–70
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Westbahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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