There are 12 ways to get from Zurich to Magdeburg by train, bus, car, plane, car train, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 56 / ...
9h 10m€166–710Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus stationbus N67 / ...
13h 20m€66–110Drive 687.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Magdeburgcar 687.4 km
7h 2m€120–173Fly Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 19m€133–396Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to München Ostcar
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
9h 24m€148–197Train via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain 55
13h 28m€176–850Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Magdeburgbus
14h 50m€70–173Fly 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 Magdeburg Hbftrain
6h 19m€140–442Fly Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
6h 27m€78–312Fly Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 2m€177–552Fly 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 Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 32m€127–416Train to Basel, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 52m€106–411
Zurich to Magdeburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Magdeburg is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Magdeburg is to fly and train which takes 6h 19m and costs €140 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Magdeburg station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Magdeburg central bus station via Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Magdeburg Hbf via Basel SBB and Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
The distance between Zurich and Magdeburg is 852 km. The road distance is 687.4 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Magdeburg without a car is to train which takes 9h 10m and costs €160 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Zurich to Magdeburg, including transfers.
Zurich to Magdeburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Magdeburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Magdeburg is to train which takes 9h 10m and costs €160 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 13h 20m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Magdeburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Magdeburg Hbf via Basel SBB and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 9h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Magdeburg central bus station via Hanover central bus station in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
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 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–93
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €88–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €24–29
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- ODEG
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Magdeburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Zurich to Magdeburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Magdeburg is 687 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Zurich to Magdeburg.
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