There are 7 ways to get from Zwickau to Bochum by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Magdeburg
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain 10 / ...
6h 58m€52–173Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bochum central stationbus 023 / ...
9h 33m€45–78Drive 439.4 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Bochumcar 439.4 km
4h 10m€82–118Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
5h 12m€141–416Train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
7h 14m€46–174Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain Re
9h 14mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbftrain
5h 55m€134–273
Zwickau to Bochum by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Bochum is to train and bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Bochum is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Bochum. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bochum Hbf via Leipzig Hbf and Magdeburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Zwickau and Bochum is 574 km. The road distance is 439.4 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Bochum without a car is to train via Magdeburg which takes 6h 58m and costs €50 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Zwickau to Bochum, including transfers.
Zwickau to Bochum train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
Zwickau to Bochum train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Bochum is 439 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Zwickau to Bochum.
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What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Bochum, Germany?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Bochum Hbf via Leipzig Hbf and Magdeburg Hbf in around 6h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bochum central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
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