There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Bad Ems by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or plane
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Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
6h 51m€106–433Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N07 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Coblenz central train stationbus N93
8h 8m€42–70Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Mannheim Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
7h 1m€56–230Drive 436.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Bad Emscar 436.8 km
4h 57m€77–110Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Frankfurttrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Limburgtrain Rb22 / ...
7h 39m€175–498Fly Zurich Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 14m€105–309Fly 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 Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 47m€100–291Fly Zurich Airport to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ZRH - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 39m€128–386Fly 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 Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 33m€98–323Fly Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 6m€161–517Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 34m€161–478
Zurich to Bad Ems by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Bad Ems is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Bad Ems is to drive which takes 4h 57m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Bad Ems station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Coblenz central train station via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Bad Ems. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Bad Ems Westbahnhof via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 51m.
The distance between Zurich and Bad Ems is 518 km. The road distance is 436.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bad Ems without a car is to train via Basel which takes 6h 51m and costs €100 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Zurich to Bad Ems, including transfers.
Zurich to Bad Ems bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Bad Ems train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bad Ems is to train via Basel which takes 6h 51m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 8h 8m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Bad Ems, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Bad Ems Westbahnhof via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bad Ems Westbahnhof via Karlsruhe central train station, Coblenz central train station, and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €92–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–32
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Limburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Coblenz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Bad Ems bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Zurich to Bad Ems train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Bad Ems is 437 km. It takes approximately 4h 57m to drive from Zurich to Bad Ems.
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