Fastest€22.34
- DB Fernverkehr DB845211:221h 12m12:34Zurich HauptbahnhofStuttgart Hauptbahnhof
Door to door 1h 56mCO2 5.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Zurich to Stuttgart train
Trains from Zurich to Stuttgart start at €22.34 and take 1h 56m at their fastest.
The Trains from Zurich to Stuttgart starts at €22.34 and takes 1h 56m door to door, run by 3 operators over 164 km, with around 13 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 1h 56mDoor to door
- 1h 12mMoving
- €22.34From
- 5.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €21.79 |
 SNCF | €19.59 |
| SNCF Voyageurs | €20.14 |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Stuttgart is not something we sell.
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When to book Zurich to Stuttgart
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.1890 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €11.1821 days
- €13.3814 days
- €15.587 days
- €15.583 days
- €21.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 109 percent. The most expensive point is €21.08, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €12.83Sun
- €12.28Mon
- €11.73Tue
- €12.28Wed
- €13.93Thu
- €13.93Fri
- €13.38Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Zürich
Rail
- Zurich Hauptbahnhof
- Zürich HB
- Thalwil
Stuttgart
Rail
- Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Stuttgart Hbf
- Stuttgart-Sommerrain
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
- 81% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 19% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 164 km against 164 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 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 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 Zurich at 06:15 and the last at 17:31, across 13 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 56m | 1h 12m | 44m | €22.34 | 5.4 kg | 13 |
| Coach | 2h 58m | 2h 14m | 44m | €11.73 | 4.4 kg | 6 |
| Flight | 3h 48m | 38m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 41.6 kg | 2 |
Questions about Zurich to Stuttgart
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 Zurich to Stuttgart take?
The Train from Zurich to Stuttgart takes 1h 56m door to door, of which 1h 12m is spent moving. The route runs 164 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 Zurich to Stuttgart cost?
The Train from Zurich to Stuttgart starts at €22.34 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €24.54. 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 Zurich to Stuttgart?
3 operators run the Train from Zurich to Stuttgart: DB Fernverkehr, SNCF, SNCF Voyageurs. Between them they file around 13 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 Zurich to Stuttgart use?
The Train from Zurich to Stuttgart leaves from Zurich Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. 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.
Is the Train the best way from Zurich to Stuttgart?
Traveling from Zurich to Stuttgart by Coach costs €11.73 and takes 2h 58m door to door, against 1h 56m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Zurich to Stuttgart?
Fares for the Train from Zurich to Stuttgart bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 109 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Zurich to Stuttgart produce?
The Train from Zurich to Stuttgart produces about 5.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 164 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 Zurich to Stuttgart?
Operators on the Train from Zurich to Stuttgart publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 56m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zurich to Stuttgart on September 12, 2026: 164 km of route against 164 km in a straight line, 13 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.34, and 1h 56m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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