There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Grindelwald by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus 350
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ice
14h 7mCHF 98–278Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus 350
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBBbus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ice
18h 52mCHF 88–194Drive 955.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Grindelwaldcar 955.8 km
8h 53mCHF 186–268Bus, train, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
10hCHF 130–383Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Zurich, Zurich to Leeuwarden, Busstationbus 71
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBBtrain 43N
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain Ice
17h 57mCHF 113–330Bus
- Take the bus from Leeuwarden to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 075
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Zürichbus
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus
21h 31mCHF 109–175Bus, train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
9h 58mCHF 180–365Bus, train, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AMS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
11h 25mCHF 150–355Bus, train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Spieztrain
12h 13mCHF 128–331Bus, train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Stationbus
- Take the train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
12h 17m
Zurich to Grindelwald by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Grindelwald is to bus which costs SFr 100 - SFr 180 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Grindelwald is to drive which takes 8h 53m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Grindelwald. However, there are services departing from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk and arriving at Grindelwald, Bahnhof via Leeuwarden, Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, Zürich HB Schweizerhof and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 31m.
The distance between Zurich and Grindelwald is 1047 km. The road distance is 955.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Grindelwald without a car is to bus and train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 14h 7m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Zurich to Grindelwald, including transfers.
Zurich to Grindelwald bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeuwarden station.
Zurich to Grindelwald bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Grindelwald is 956 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Zurich to Grindelwald.
There are 1845+ hotels available in Grindelwald.
What companies run services between Zurich, Netherlands and Grindelwald, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Grindelwald, Bahnhof via Leeuwarden, Busstation, Leeuwarden, Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, Zürich, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof in around 21h 31m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leeuwarden to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Alkmaar to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–90
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +31 900 0155
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Zurich to Leeuwarden, Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Alkmaar, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeuwarden to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shuttler
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- Shuttler
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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