There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Cham by bus, train, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)train Re
8h 26m€86–129Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Regensburg central train stationbus 083
- Take the bus from Wörth Reitfeld to Chambus 810
9h 52m€39–71Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 88
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)train Re
8h 31m€121–324Drive 476.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chamcar 476.6 km
4h 39m€86–125Fly Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)train
5h 48m€135–337Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)train Rb / ...
9h 13m€101–359Fly Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Cham(Oberpf)train
8h 20m€132–276Train to Basel, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)train
7h 53m€160–434
Zurich to Cham by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cham is to bus which costs €35 - €75 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cham is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Cham. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Cham via Munich central bus station, Regensburg Hbf and Wörth Reitfeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Cham. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Cham(Oberpf) via Bregenz, Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 31m.
The distance between Zurich and Cham is 644 km. The road distance is 476.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Cham without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 26m and costs €85 - €130.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Zurich to Cham, including transfers.
Zurich to Cham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Cham train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Cham is to train which takes 8h 31m and costs €120 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €75 and takes 9h 52m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cham, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Cham(Oberpf) via Bregenz, Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof, München Hbf, and Muenchen Hbf in around 8h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Cham via Munich central bus station, Regensburg central train station, Regensburg Hbf, and Wörth Reitfeld in around 9h 52m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–480
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–44
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Regensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 89 551 86 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
Bus from Wörth Reitfeld to Cham
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Cham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Zurich to Cham train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bregenz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Cham is 477 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Zurich to Cham.
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