There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Puttgarden by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Puttgardencar
12h 27m€147–191Night train, train, bus
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8
- Take the bus from Lübeck Hbf to Puttgarden Bahnhofbus X85
14h 20m€71–165Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgardenbus N602 / ...
15h 55m€85–137Drive 987.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Puttgardencar 987.8 km
9h 8m€174–252Train, bus via Uelzen
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Uelzentrain 20
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminalbus 173
12h 38m€182–706Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgarden ferry terminalbus 173
13h 6m€341–984Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminalbus
7h 30m€105–256Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminalbus
8h 35m€81–350Fly Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
- Take the train from København Syd St. to Nykøbing F St.train
- Take the carferry from Rodby to Puttgardencarferry
9h€154–441Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminalbus
9h 19m€146–442Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminalbus
9h 29m€184–570
Zurich to Puttgarden by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Puttgarden is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Puttgarden is to fly and train and bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Puttgarden. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Puttgarden via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between Zurich and Puttgarden is 1023 km. The road distance is 987.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Puttgarden without a car is to bus which takes 15h 55m and costs €85 - €140.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Zurich to Puttgarden, including transfers.
Zurich to Puttgarden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Puttgarden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Puttgarden is 988 km. It takes approximately 9h 8m to drive from Zurich to Puttgarden.
Book your Zurich to Puttgarden bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Puttgarden, Germany?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Puttgarden via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lübeck Hbf to Puttgarden Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Puttgarden ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lübeck central train station to Puttgarden ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Rodby to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
- One way
- €50–120
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