There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Flensburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Flensburgtrain 4
11h 12m€212–1,018Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Flensburgtrain Re7
13h 40m€83–275Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train stationbus 1322 / ...
16h€93–153Drive 1,002.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Flensburgcar 1,002.2 km
9h 10m€176–254Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburgcar
12h 34m€143–186Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Flensburgtrain Re7
12h 57m€369–1,085Fly 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 Flensburgtrain
6h 53m€112–358Train 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 Flensburgtrain
8h 18m€118–447Fly Zurich Airport to Westerland, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
- Take the bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Flensburg Deutsches Hausbus
7h 33mTrain, 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 Flensburgtrain
8h 51m€159–584Fly 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 Flensburgtrain
8h 21m€174–604
Zurich to Flensburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Flensburg is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Flensburg is to fly and train which takes 6h 53m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Flensburg station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Flensburg central train station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Flensburg. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Flensburg via Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 12m.
The distance between Zurich and Flensburg is 1085 km. The road distance is 1002.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Flensburg without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 12m and costs €210 - €1100.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Zurich to Flensburg, including transfers.
Zurich to Flensburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Flensburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Flensburg is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 12m and costs €210 - €1100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Flensburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Flensburg via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 11h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Flensburg central train station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 16h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- 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 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elmshorn to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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 Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Flensburg Deutsches Haus
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Flensburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Zurich to Flensburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Flensburg is 1002 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Zurich to Flensburg.
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