There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Arnhem by train, bus, 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 via Cologne
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain 78
7h 22m€209–349Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus stationbus FlixBus N07
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Arnhem Central Stationbus 056
13h 45m€77–106Drive 688 km
- Drive from Zurich to Arnhemcar 688 km
6h 41m€145–209Fly Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
5h 17m€135–296Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraaltrain 43N
10h 20m€119–270Fly Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
5h 28m€98–293Train to Basel, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
6h 11m€131–351Fly Zurich Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain
5h 35m€139–346Fly Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Arnhem Centraaltrain
6h 50m€110–284Fly Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
6h 5m€97–267Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane STR - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
8h 11m€171–447
Zurich to Arnhem by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Arnhem is to bus which costs €75 - €110 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Arnhem is to fly and train which takes 5h 17m and costs €130 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Arnhem station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Arnhem Central Station via Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Arnhem. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Arnhem Centraal via Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 22m.
The distance between Zurich and Arnhem is 738 km. The road distance is 688 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Arnhem without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 7h 22m and costs €200 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Zurich to Arnhem, including transfers.
Zurich to Arnhem bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Arnhem train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Arnhem is to train via Cologne which takes 7h 22m and costs €200 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €110 and takes 13h 45m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Arnhem, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Arnhem Centraal via Köln Hbf in around 7h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Arnhem Central Station via Dortmund central bus station in around 13h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 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
- €120–360
Train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Arnhem Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Arnhem Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Arnhem bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Zurich to Arnhem train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Arnhem is 688 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Zurich to Arnhem.
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