There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Cuxhaven by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain
6h 19m€103–246Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaventrain Re
15h 52m€92–154Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaventrain Re
11h 16m€195–757Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Bremen Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehetrain Re8 / ...
11h 45m€94–267Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehetrain
- Take the train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Cuxhaventrain
6h 17m€149–451Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain
7h 44m€101–375Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain
8h 16m€144–458Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaventrain
7h 42m€163–539Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain Re
12h 3m€345–969Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhavencar
13h 10m€138–176Drive 893.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Cuxhavencar 893.2 km
8h 32m€156–224
Zurich to Cuxhaven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cuxhaven is to bus and train which costs €90 - €160 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cuxhaven is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs €140 - €460.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Cuxhaven. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Cuxhaven via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Hamburg-Harburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 16m.
The distance between Zurich and Cuxhaven is 836 km. The road distance is 893.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Cuxhaven without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 11h 16m and costs €190 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Zurich to Cuxhaven, including transfers.
Zurich to Cuxhaven train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
Zurich to Cuxhaven train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Cuxhaven is 893 km. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Zurich to Cuxhaven.
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What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cuxhaven, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Cuxhaven via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Hamburg-Harburg in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–950
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehe
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Bremerhaven-Lehe
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- 04761-9931 16
- Website
- evb-elbe-weser.de
Train from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Cuxhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- evb-elbe-weser.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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