There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Lübeck by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
5h 18m€96–243Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8 / ...
11h 58m€67–160Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Lüneburgtrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbftrain Re
10h 32m€217–848Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lübeckbus N613 / ...
14h 55m€85–140Train 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 Lübeck Hbftrain
6h 43m€102–322Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
6h 24m€149–469Train, 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 Lübeck Hbftrain
7h 15m€143–469Fly 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 Lüneburgtrain
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbftrain
7h 1m€177–624Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8 / ...
11h 2m€348–1,042Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Lübeckcar
11h 51m€133–170Drive 905 km
- Drive from Zurich to Lübeckcar 905 km
8h 25m€158–228
Zurich to Lübeck by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Lübeck is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Lübeck is to fly and train which takes 5h 18m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Lübeck. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Lübeck via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Lübeck. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Luebeck Hbf via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Lueneburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 32m.
The distance between Zurich and Lübeck is 783 km. The road distance is 905 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Lübeck without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 10h 32m and costs €210 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Zurich to Lübeck, including transfers.
Zurich to Lübeck bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Lübeck train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Lübeck is to train via Kassel which takes 10h 32m and costs €210 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Lübeck, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Luebeck Hbf via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Lueneburg in around 10h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lübeck via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 14h 55m.
- 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
- €100–370
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
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
- €65–440
- 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 Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
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 45m
- 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 Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
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
- €45–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- 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 Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 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
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
Train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- 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
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 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 Lübeck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Lübeck bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Zurich to Lübeck train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Lübeck is 905 km. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Zurich to Lübeck.
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