Munich to Winterthur

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Munich to Winterthur. From €15.03, fastest 2h 33m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Munich to Winterthur costs €15.03 at the cheapest and takes 2h 33m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 3 operators. The route covers 258 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 8, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
258 km
Fastest
2h 33m
Average
3h 17m
Services per day
7
Cheapest
€15.03
CO2 per passenger
8.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 33m1h 49m44m€33.898.5 kg6
Coach4h 36m3h 52m44m€17.787.0 kg1
  • 2h 33mFastest, by Train
  • €17.78Cheapest, by Coach
  • 7.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 258 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€15.03
  1. FlixBus FB818606:263h 52m10:18Munchen ZOB HackerbruckeHauptbahnhof

Door to door 4h 36mCO2 7.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€38.84
  1. ÖBB-Personenverkehr BB485106:371h 49m08:26Munchen HauptbahnhofEglisau

Door to door 2h 33mCO2 8.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectIC 19408:3212:374h 5m
FlixBus-eudirectFlixBus X0609:0012:504h 32m
FlixBus-eudirectFlixBus X0609:0012:504h 27m
FlixBus-eu1 changesFlixBus N19109:3513:574h 35m
FlixBus-eu1 changesFlixBus N19109:3513:574h 29m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectIC 19210:3214:043h 32m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Munich to Winterthur
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Munich to WinterthurWedSep 9ThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22
Coach€34.28€36.48€30.98€30.98€24.93€24.93€24.93€19.43€20.53€24.38€23.28€24.93€18.33€17.78
Train€66.89€71.84€72.39€56.44€56.99€53.14€49.84€42.69€56.44€41.04€42.69€39.39€39.39€33.89

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €15.03

Winterthur is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Eglisau

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Munich to Winterthur

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €13.9390 days
  2. €15.0360 days
  3. €16.1345 days
  4. €15.5830 days
  5. €15.0321 days
  6. €17.7814 days
  7. €24.937 days
  8. €30.983 days
  9. €34.281 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €13.93.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 146 percent. The most expensive point is €34.28, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€34.28€15.031371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €24.93Sun
  2. €18.33Mon
  3. €17.78Tue
  4. €19.43Wed
  5. €20.53Thu
  6. €24.38Fri
  7. €23.28Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €24.93Sep
  2. €18.33Oct
  3. €16.68Nov
  4. €13.38Dec
  5. €12.83Jan
  6. €12.83Feb

The route

MunichMunichWinterthurWinterthur
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 258 km against 224 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 Ravensburg, Kempten (Allgäu), Sankt Gallen, Friedrichshafen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Munich at 06:15 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Munich

Rail
  • Munchen Hauptbahnhof
  • München Hbf
  • Munich East
Bus
  • Munchen ZOB Hackerbrucke
  • Central bus station Munich
Air
  • MUC

Winterthur

Rail
  • Eglisau
  • Rafz
  • Andelfingen
Bus
  • Hauptbahnhof
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
DB Fernverkehr€28.942h 33m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€15.034h 10m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
ÖBB-Personenverkehr€34.442h 33m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€10.5070%
Taxes€1.057%
Supplier fees€1.4910%
Our service fee€1.9913%
Total you pay€15.03100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Winterthur well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Winterthur?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Munich to Winterthur

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Munich to Winterthur?

The fastest journey from Munich to Winterthur takes 2h 33m door to door, of which 1h 49m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 17m, 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 Munich to Winterthur?

The cheapest fare from Munich to Winterthur is €15.03, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €40.49. 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 Munich to Winterthur?

The cheapest way from Munich to Winterthur is by Coach, at €17.78 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 36m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Munich to Winterthur?

The fastest way from Munich to Winterthur is by Train, at 2h 33m door to door. Only 1h 49m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €33.89.

When should I book Munich to Winterthur?

Fares from Munich to Winterthur bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €13.93. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 146 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Munich to Winterthur?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Munich to Winterthur, at €17.78. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Munich to Winterthur?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Munich to Winterthur, at €12.83 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 service from Munich to Winterthur?

3 operators sell services from Munich to Winterthur across 2 modes: DB Fernverkehr, FlixBus, ÖBB-Personenverkehr. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Munich to Winterthur?

43 percent of the services we sell from Munich to Winterthur are direct. The rest connect at Ravensburg, Kempten (Allgäu), Sankt Gallen, Friedrichshafen, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Munich to Winterthur produce?

Traveling from Munich to Winterthur by Coach produces about 7.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 8.5 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Munich to Winterthur use?

Services from Munich to Winterthur by Train leave from Munchen Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Eglisau. 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 Munich to Winterthur?

3 of the 3 operators we sell from Munich to Winterthur 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Munich to Winterthur on September 8, 2026: 258 km of route against 224 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €15.03, and 2h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Winterthur and elsewhere in Switzerland. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Winterthur before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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