Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen train

Trains from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen start at €11.88 and take 1h 22m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen starts at €11.88 and takes 1h 22m door to door, run by 3 operators over 76 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 1h 22mDoor to door
  • 38mMoving
  • €11.88 to €19.04From
  • 06:35 to 14:48First and last departure
  • 10Per day
  • 2.5 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 28, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€11.88 to €19.04 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.

Departure times on this route

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Buying this trip

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €19.04Mon21
  2. about €16.29Tue22
  3. about €17.39Wed23
  4. about €19.04Thu24
  5. about €16.84Fri25
  6. about €17.39Sat26
  7. about €17.39Sun27
  8. about €11.88Mon28
  9. about €11.88Tue29
  10. about €12.44Wed30
  11. about €13.54Thu1
  12. about €12.99Fri2
  13. about €13.54Sat3
  14. about €12.44Sun4

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Cheapest€11.88
  1. SOB SO182914:4038m15:18Geltwil DorfRorschach

Door to door 1h 22mCO2 2.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Fastest€13.54
  1. SBB SB264206:3538m07:13Geltwil DorfRorschach

Door to door 1h 22mCO2 2.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

  • DB Fernverkehr
  • SBB
  • SOB

The train gets you into St. Gallen. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in St. Gallen for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen

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

  1. €12.4490 days
  2. €11.8860 days
  3. €11.8845 days
  4. €11.8830 days
  5. €11.8921 days
  6. €12.4414 days
  7. €17.397 days
  8. €17.393 days
  9. €19.041 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 60 percent. The most expensive point is €19.04, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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. €12.44Sun
  2. €11.88Mon
  3. €11.88Tue
  4. €12.44Wed
  5. €13.54Thu
  6. €12.99Fri
  7. €13.54Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

Zürich (Kreis 3)

Rail
  • Geltwil Dorf
  • Buttwil Schule
  • Brunnwil Weiler

Sankt Gallen

Rail
  • Rorschach
  • Rorschach Hafen
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting
60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 76 km against 66 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 Singen, Albstadt, Villingen-Schwenningen, Ravensburg. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 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. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Zürich (Kreis 3) at 06:35 and the last at 14:48, across 10 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen

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 the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen take?

The Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen takes 1h 22m door to door, of which 38m is spent moving. The route runs 76 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.

How much does the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen cost?

The Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen starts at €11.88 for one passenger, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare is €15.19. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen?

3 operators run the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen: DB Fernverkehr, SBB, SOB. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen use?

The Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen leaves from Geltwil Dorf and arrives at Rorschach. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.

When should I book the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen?

Fares for the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 60 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen produce?

The Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen produces about 2.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 76 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen?

Operators on the Train from Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 22m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

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 labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Zürich (Kreis 3) to St. Gallen on September 20, 2026: 76 km of route against 66 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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