Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:43 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €28.39, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 39m over 271 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €28.39, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€28.39
- 182%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:43First 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 €66.89Mon21
- about €53.14Tue22
- about €69.09Wed23
- about €71.29Thu24
- about €55.89Fri25
- about €63.04Sat26
- about €61.94Sun27
- about €37.19Mon28
- about €39.39Tue29
- about €39.93Wed30
- about €47.09Thu1
- about €43.24Fri2
- about €41.59Sat3
- about €41.59Sun4
- about €28.39Mon5
- about €29.49Tue6
- about €29.49Wed7
- about €42.14Thu8
- about €38.29Fri9
- about €41.59Sat10
- about €38.84Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Zurich for the night the train gets in
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When to book Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €41.5990 days
- €39.3860 days
- €28.9345 days
- €24.5430 days
- €38.8421 days
- €41.5914 days
- €61.947 days
- €69.093 days
- €66.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €24.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 182 percent. The dearest point is €69.09, 3 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich 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
271 km
235 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
163,196 → 415,367
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 271 km against 235 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 Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Stuttgart. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
The fare from ZRH into Zurich is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Zurich
Settled in advance, so the ride into Zurich costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Zurich Hauptbahnhof
Most of the points near Zurich Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich
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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
The fastest journey from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich takes 2h 39m door to door, of which 2h 1m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 48m, 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
The cheapest fare from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich is €28.39, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.79. 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
The cheapest way from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich is by train, at €28.39 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 2h 45m 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
Fares from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €24.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 182 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich, at €37.19. 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich, at €29.49 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
SNCF Voyageurs publish service areas covering both Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Zurich, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
20 percent of the services we sell from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich are direct. The rest connect at Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Stuttgart, with about 57 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich use?
Services from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich by train leave from Ludwigshafen (Rh) Hbf and arrive at Zurich Hauptbahnhof. 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Zurich on 20 September 2026: 271 km of route against 235 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €28.39, and 2h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Ludwigshafen am Rhein reaches 43 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 496 km. Zurich reaches 302 places in 74 countries, from 22 to 10,301 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ludwigshafen am Rhein
- 43Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 8Operators
Arriving in Zurich
Leaving Zurich
- 302Places you can leave for
- 74Countries
- 80Operators