Trains to Zurich

188 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

188 places connect to Zurich by Trains, across 8 countries, run by 8 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 49 km away to 980 km, with a median of 268 km.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Zurich

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Zurich, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
St. Gallen to Zurich train€11.881h 19m62 km
Basel to Zurich train€12.991h 25m76 km
Freiburg im Breisgau to Zurich train€14.641h 30m87 km
Bern to Zurich train€16.841h 34m95 km
Stuttgart to Zurich train€23.991h 56m164 km
Lausanne to Zurich train€28.942h 10m174 km
Innsbruck to Zurich train€28.942h 16m215 km
Milan to Zurich train€29.492h 18m217 km
Geneva to Zurich train€30.592h 21m224 km
Karlsruhe to Zurich train€31.692h 21m183 km
Munich to Zurich train€32.792h 27m242 km
Quarto Oggiaro to Zurich train€37.742h 29m211 km
Heidelberg to Zurich train€39.392h 39m227 km
Frankfurt am Main to Zurich train€40.492h 52m306 km
Mannheim to Zurich train€40.492h 51m236 km
Turin to Zurich train€41.592h 59m264 km
Nuremberg to Zurich train€43.242h 49m298 km
Darmstadt to Zurich train€45.993h 10m279 km
Salzburg to Zurich train€49.293h 44m340 km
Lyon to Zurich train€49.843h 9m335 km
Wiesbaden to Zurich train€51.493h 9m303 km
Graz to Zurich train€55.894h 20m521 km
Düsseldorf to Zurich train€58.643h 48m448 km
Cologne to Zurich train€59.193h 34m413 km
Paris to Zurich train€64.694h 6m489 km
Duisburg to Zurich train€66.344h 46m470 km
Essen to Zurich train€66.894h 36m468 km
Linz to Zurich train€74.594h 22m441 km
Dresden to Zurich train€75.694h 38m556 km
Vienna to Zurich train€78.994h 47m592 km
Dortmund to Zurich train€80.094h 32m468 km
Leipzig to Zurich train€83.944h 59m521 km
  • 188Places you can arrive from
  • 188Places you can leave for
  • 8Countries
  • 8Operators

Zurich sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Zurich Hauptbahnhof

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

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km5429%Singen, 49 km
200 to 600 km12466%Heilbronn, 203 km
600 to 1,500 km105%Berlin, 670 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Zurich that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Germany8646%
Italy3619%
Austria2815%
Switzerland2011%
France84%
Belgium42%
Spain42%
Czechia21%
Carriers

Rail operators

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

  • DB Fernverkehr
  • SNCF
  • SBB
  • SOB
  • Lyria
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Zurich

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

Zürich

Rail
  • Zurich Hauptbahnhof
  • Zürich HB
  • Thalwil
Leaving

Leaving Zurich

Common questions about Trains to Zurich

Where can I travel to Zurich by Trains from?

188 places connect to Zurich by Trains on our network, across 8 countries. The nearest is 49 km away in a straight line and the furthest 980 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Zurich cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Zurich is €11.88 for one passenger, across 188 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 268 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Zurich take?

The fastest Trains journey into Zurich is 1h 19m door to door. The median origin sits 268 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Zurich?

8 operators run Trains services into Zurich on our network: DB Fernverkehr, Lyria, ÖBB-Personenverkehr, SBB, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Zurich use?

Trains services into Zurich use 3 named terminals, among them Zurich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich HB, Thalwil. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Zurich

A day in Zurich hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Zurich

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

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