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How to get fromZugspitze to Rhine Fallsby car, train, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Zugspitze to Rhine Falls by car, train, or bus

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  1. Drive, train

    best
    1. Drive from Zugspitze to Telfs-Pfaffenhofencar car
    2. Take the train from Imst-Pitztal to Bregenztrain train Rjx / ...
    3. Take the train from Bregenz to Winterthurtrain train Ec
    7h 13m
    CHF 49–117

  2. Drive  240 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Zugspitze to Rhine Fallscar car 240 km
    3h 9m
    CHF 46–67

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus bus 040 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Friedrichshafenbus bus 001
    3. Take the bus from Friedrichshafen Bodensee-Airport to Schaffhausen stationbus bus
    9h 10m
    CHF 101–131

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus bus 040 / ...
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfalltrain train S9 / ...
    9h 44m
    CHF 83–124

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train Re3
    10h 4m
    CHF 85–139

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  • Distance: 341.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 13m

What companies run services between Zugspitze, Germany and Rhine Falls, Switzerland?

You can take a vehicle from Zugspitze to Rhine Falls via Garmisch-Partenkirchen station, Munich central bus station, Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Friedrichsh. Bodensee-Airport, Friedrichshafen Bodensee-Airport, Schaffhausen station, Schaffhausen, Bahnhof, and Neuhausen, Zentrum in around 9h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zugspitzplatt to Rhine Falls via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Bahnhof, and Neuhausen, Zentrum in around 10h 4m.

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