There are 13 ways to get from Zurich to Esens by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train
7h 7m€169–489Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Bremen Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train Rs3
13h 11m€107–186Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train
11h 53m€177–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Norddeich(Norden) Moletrain Drf
15h 36mFly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train
8h 17m€171–368Fly 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 Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train
8h 43m€220–554Fly Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Norden(Ostfriesl)train
9h 6m€136–349Train 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 Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train
9h 22m€142–473Fly Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Norden(Ostfriesl)train
10h 42m€163–390Fly Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)train
10h 24m€155–349Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Loerrach Gbf Arzcar
- Take the cartrain from Loerrach Gbf Arz to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Esenscar
12h 5m€158–215Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus 144 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof Fernbusterminal to Bensersiel Anlegerbus F20
18h 23mDrive 857.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Esenscar 857.1 km
8h 35m€178–257
Zurich to Esens by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Esens is to night train and train which costs €100 - €190 and takes 13h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Esens is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs €160 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Esens. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Esens ZOB Herdetor via Hanover central bus station, Bremen Hauptbahnhof Fernbusterminal and Bensersiel Anleger. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Esens. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Esens via Basel SBB, Osnabrück Hbf and Sande(Kr Friesland). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Zurich and Esens is 762 km. The road distance is 857.1 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Esens without a car is to train which takes 11h 53m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Zurich to Esens, including transfers.
Zurich to Esens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Esens train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Esens is to train which takes 11h 53m and costs €170 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 18h 23m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Esens, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Esens via Basel SBB, Osnabrück Hbf, and Sande(Kr Friesland) in around 11h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Esens ZOB Herdetor via Hanover central bus station, Bremen Fernbusterminal, Bremen Hauptbahnhof Fernbusterminal, and Bensersiel Anleger in around 18h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Sande(Kr Friesland)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Oldenburg(Oldb) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Norden(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Norddeich(Norden) Mole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Loerrach Gbf Arz to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €54–58
- 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 Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 04971 9258 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hermann Edzards Omnibusbetrieb
Bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof Fernbusterminal to Bensersiel Anleger
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- Hermann Edzards Omnibusbetrieb
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Esens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Zurich to Esens train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Esens is 857 km. It takes approximately 8h 35m to drive from Zurich to Esens.
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