There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Passau by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wels Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbftrain Ice
7h 34m€92–150Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Regensburg central train stationbus 083
- Take the bus from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbfbus
9h 17m€43–69Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOBbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Landshuttrain Re3 / ...
- Take the bus from Landshut to Passau Hbfbus Re3
8h 6mDrive 471.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Passaucar 471.2 km
4h 43m€85–123Fly to Munich International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plattlingtrain
- Take the bus from Plattling to Passau Hbfbus
5h 34m€126–361Train via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain 735 / ...
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbftrain Ice
9h 38m€95–291Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
7h 3m€126–372
Zurich to Passau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Passau is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Passau is to drive which takes 4h 43m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Passau. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Passau Hbf via Munich central bus station and Regensburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Passau. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Passau Hbf via Wels Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 34m.
The distance between Zurich and Passau is 650 km. The road distance is 471.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Passau without a car is to train which takes 7h 34m and costs €90 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Zurich to Passau, including transfers.
Zurich to Passau bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Passau train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Passau is to train which takes 7h 34m and costs €90 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 9h 17m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Passau, Germany?
You can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Passau Hbf via Wels Hbf in around 7h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Passau Hbf via Munich central bus station, Regensburg central train station, and Regensburg Hbf in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wels Hbf
- *
- €75–120
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €40–65
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- *
- €40–65
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Landshut
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Freising to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from München Hbf to Landshut
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–44
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 8191 940270
- [email protected]
- Website
- deu.mobil GmbH
Bus from Landshut to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- deu.mobil GmbH
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- deu.mobil GmbH
Bus from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- deu.mobil GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Landshut to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- [email protected]
- Website
- DB SEV GmbH
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- DB SEV GmbH
Bus from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- DB SEV GmbH
- Phone
- +49 89 551 86 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Regensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Bus from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Passau bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Munich - Bus Station.
Zurich to Passau train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wels Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Passau is 471 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Zurich to Passau.
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