There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Erlangen 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 Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re90
6h 9mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus 234 / ...
8h 40m€38–64Drive 374.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Erlangencar 374.8 km
5h 1m€66–95Fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane ZRH - NUE
5h 52m€108–278Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Re
6h 43m€75–360Train via Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Re
7h 44m€66–352Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangentrain
5h 24m€142–435Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt to Nuernberg Hbftrain
6h 12m€139–363Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
6h 37m€139–411
Zurich to Erlangen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Erlangen is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Erlangen is to drive which takes 5h 1m and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Erlangen station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Erlangen train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Erlangen via Singen, Stuttgart Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 43m.
The distance between Zurich and Erlangen is 412 km. The road distance is 374.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Erlangen without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Zurich to Erlangen, including transfers.
Zurich to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Erlangen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Erlangen is to bus which takes 8h 40m and costs €35 - €65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €280 and takes 5h 52m, you could also train, which costs €75 - €360 and takes 6h 43m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Erlangen, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 7h 15m. GrandBus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
Train from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Zurich to Erlangen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Erlangen is 375 km. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Zurich to Erlangen.
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