There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Cham 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
best- 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 13m€109–220Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)train Re
8h 13m€87–129Drive 476.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chamcar 476.6 km
4h 39m€100–145Fly 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 36m€129–326Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Regensburg central train stationbus 083
- Take the bus from Regensburg Hbf to Schwandorfbus 41
- Take the bus from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)bus
10h 45mTrain 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 41m€170–449Fly 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 11m€132–261
Zurich to Cham by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cham is to bus and train which costs €85 - €130 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cham is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Cham. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Cham(Oberpf) via Munich central bus station, Regensburg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
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 13m.
The distance between Zurich and Cham is 554 km. The road distance is 476.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Cham without a car is to train which takes 8h 13m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Zurich to Cham, including transfers.
Zurich to Cham bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich 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 13m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 45m.
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 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Cham(Oberpf) via Munich central bus station, Regensburg central train station, Regensburg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 10h 45m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- 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
- €22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Freising to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €51
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- €41–45
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Regensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 89-748825-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- bayern-fahrplan.de
Bus from Regensburg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- bayern-fahrplan.de
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Bus from Schwandorf to Cham(Oberpf)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Cham bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Munich - 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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