There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Black Forest National Park by train, bus, night train, or car
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Train, line 400 bus
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Achern Bahnhof to Ruhesteinbus 400
5h 1m€63–254Drive 173 km
cheapest- Drive from Zurich to Black Forest National Parkcar 173 km
2h 37m€30–44Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Freiburgbus FlixBus N99 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg ZOBbus Ice
6h 16m€37–103Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Baden-Badennighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Baden-Baden to Ruhesteinbus X45
4h 57mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 87
- Take the bus from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Freudenstadt Stadtbahnhofbus 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Freudenstadt Stadtbahnhof to Ruhesteinbus 100
6h 35m
Zurich to Black Forest National Park by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Black Forest National Park is to drive which costs €29 - €45 and takes 2h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Black Forest National Park is to drive which takes 2h 37m and costs €29 - €45.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Black Forest National Park. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Ruhestein via Freiburg Hauptbahnhof and Achern Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 16m.
The distance between Zurich and Black Forest National Park is 257 km. The road distance is 173 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Black Forest National Park without a car is to train and line 400 bus which takes 5h 1m and costs €60 - €260.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Zurich to Black Forest National Park, including transfers.
Zurich to Black Forest National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Black Forest National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Black Forest National Park is 173 km. It takes approximately 2h 37m to drive from Zurich to Black Forest National Park.
There are 1563+ hotels available in Black Forest National Park.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Black Forest National Park, Germany?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Black Forest National Park via Freiburg, Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Offenburg ZOB, Offenburg Bahnhof, Achern Bahnhof, Achern Bahnhof, and Ruhestein in around 6h 16m.
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Horb Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- 03544/5001-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- RVS
Bus from Achern Bahnhof to Ruhestein
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- RVS
Bus from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Freudenstadt Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- RVS
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Bus from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Baden-Baden to Ruhestein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Friedrich Müller Omnibusunternehmen GmbH
- Phone
- 07443 247-340
- Website
- VGF
Bus from Horb Bahnhof/ZOB to Freudenstadt Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- VGF
Bus from Freudenstadt Stadtbahnhof to Ruhestein
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- VGF
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