Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:33 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €19.59, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 52m over 156 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €19.59, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€19.59
- 210%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Bellinzona
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:33First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €45.44Mon21
- about €39.39Tue22
- about €38.29Wed23
- about €40.49Thu24
- about €36.64Fri25
- about €44.34Sat26
- about €34.44Sun27
- about €25.09Mon28
- about €23.99Tue29
- about €32.24Wed30
- about €31.14Thu1
- about €30.04Fri2
- about €27.84Sat3
- about €26.74Sun4
- about €19.59Mon5
- about €22.34Tue6
- about €20.14Wed7
- about €25.64Thu8
- about €23.44Fri9
- about €29.49Sat10
- about €27.29Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Zürich (Kreis 3) for the night the train gets in
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When to book Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.0490 days
- €23.4460 days
- €20.6945 days
- €14.6430 days
- €27.2921 days
- €26.7414 days
- €34.447 days
- €38.293 days
- €45.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €14.64.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 210 percent. The dearest point is €45.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
156 km
135 km as the crow flies, 16% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
43,220 → 46,018
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 156 km against 135 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sankt Gallen, Thun, Bern, Köniz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Zürich (Kreis 3) is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Geltwil Dorf
Most of the points near Geltwil Dorf open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The fastest journey from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) takes 1h 52m door to door, of which 1h 10m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 56m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The cheapest fare from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) is €19.59, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.49. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The cheapest way from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) is by train, at €19.59 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 54m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Fares from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €14.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 210 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3), at €23.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3), at €18.49 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
SBB publish service areas covering both Bellinzona and Zürich (Kreis 3), so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
20 percent of the services we sell from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) are direct. The rest connect at Sankt Gallen, Thun, Bern, Köniz, with about 64 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) use?
Services from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) by train leave from Bellinzona railway station and arrive at Geltwil Dorf. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bellinzona to Zürich (Kreis 3) on 20 September 2026: 156 km of route against 135 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €19.59, and 1h 52m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Zürich (Kreis 3) is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Zürich (Kreis 3) and across Switzerland
Day trips that leave Zürich (Kreis 3) in the morning and cover a good part of Switzerland by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Bellinzona reaches 28 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 221 km. Zürich (Kreis 3) reaches 21 places in 3 countries, from 51 to 249 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Bellinzona
- 28Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Zürich (Kreis 3)
Leaving Zürich (Kreis 3)
- 21Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 4Operators