There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Dessau by train, bus, night train, car, train (Trenitalia), or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12
9h 18m€160–684Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain Re13 / ...
10h 2m€55–342Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N95 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S2
12h 32m€61–147Drive 666.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Dessaucar 666.9 km
7h 10m€116–168Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S8
9h 39m€163–440Fly Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 3m€130–345Fly Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
6h 16m€82–308Fly Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
6h 36m€166–506Train to Basel, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 41m€110–407Fly 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 Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 53m€151–502
Zurich to Dessau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Dessau is to bus and train which costs €60 - €150 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Dessau is to fly and train which takes 6h 16m and costs €80 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Basel SBB, Halle(Saale)Hbf and Bitterfeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
The distance between Zurich and Dessau is 821 km. The road distance is 666.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Dessau without a car is to train which takes 9h 18m and costs €160 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Zurich to Dessau, including transfers.
Zurich to Dessau train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
Zurich to Dessau train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Dessau is 667 km. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Zurich to Dessau.
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What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Dessau, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Dessau Hbf via Basel SBB, Halle(Saale)Hbf, and Bitterfeld in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
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
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Zuerich Hb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €100–140
- 2nd Class
- €90–120
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- €21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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