Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:39 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 27m over 92 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€11.88
- 141%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Friedrichshafen
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:39First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%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 €30.03Mon21
- about €19.59Tue22
- about €25.64Wed23
- about €28.94Thu24
- about €25.09Fri25
- about €21.24Sat26
- about €23.44Sun27
- about €18.49Mon28
- about €13.54Tue29
- about €16.29Wed30
- about €17.94Thu1
- about €15.74Fri2
- about €16.29Sat3
- about €16.84Sun4
- about €11.89Mon5
- about €12.44Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €19.04Thu8
- about €13.54Fri9
- about €15.74Sat10
- about €15.74Sun11
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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.1990 days
- €16.2960 days
- €12.4445 days
- €12.9930 days
- €15.7421 days
- €16.8414 days
- €23.447 days
- €25.643 days
- €30.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 141 percent. The dearest point is €30.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 Friedrichshafen 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
92 km
80 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
58,403 → 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 92 km against 80 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Albstadt, Villingen-Schwenningen, Singen, Konstanz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Friedrichshafen 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The fastest journey from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) takes 1h 27m door to door, of which 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 29m, 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The cheapest fare from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €16.84. 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The cheapest way from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 30m 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Fares from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €12.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 141 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3), at €13.54. 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3), at €11.88 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
DB Fernverkehr publish service areas covering both Friedrichshafen and Zürich (Kreis 3), so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
20 percent of the services we sell from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) are direct. The rest connect at Albstadt, Villingen-Schwenningen, Singen, Konstanz, with about 59 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) use?
Services from Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) by train leave from Friedrichshafen Stadt 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3)?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Friedrichshafen 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 Friedrichshafen to Zürich (Kreis 3) on 20 September 2026: 92 km of route against 80 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 27m 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
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The two ends, compared
Friedrichshafen reaches 46 places in 12 countries on services we hold, over distances from 20 to 3,098 km. Zürich (Kreis 3) reaches 21 places in 3 countries, from 51 to 249 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Friedrichshafen
- 46Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 20Operators
Arriving in Zürich (Kreis 3)
Leaving Zürich (Kreis 3)
- 21Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 4Operators