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How to get fromZurich to Heerlenby train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, train (Trenitalia), or ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Heerlen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, train (Trenitalia), or ferry

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train 79
    6h 44m
    €221–645

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luxembourg Gare Centralebus bus
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlentrain train S43 / ...
    11h 11m
    €70–125

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kölnbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus bus Mykolayiv
    9h 29m

  4. Drive  568 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Heerlencar car 568 km
    6h 25m
    €102–148

  5. Fly Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane ZRH - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain train
    5h 49m

  6. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 47 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain train 79
    7h 30m
    €106–476

  7. Fly Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane ZRH - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    5h 26m
    €92–262

  8. Fly Zurich Airport to Luxembourg, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane ZRH - LUX
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    3. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlentrain train
    7h 43m
    €142–426

  9. Fly Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ZRH - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain train
    6h 6m
    €121–356

  10. Fly Zurich Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane ZRH - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain train
    6h 29m
    €133–381

  11. Train, ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Romanshorntrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry ferry
    3. Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane FDH - DUS
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain train
    7h 31m

Zurich to Heerlen by train

Calendar3Weekly Trains
Duration6h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€221Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 669 km
  • Duration: 6h 44m

What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Heerlen, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Zürich HB to Heerlen via Köln Hbf and Aachen Hbf in around 6h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich Bus Station to Heerlen, Zandweg via Köln, Koeln Hbf, Koeln-Ehrenfeld, Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, and Aachen, Bushof in around 9h 29m.

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