There are 9 ways to get from Darmstadt to Zurich by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
2h 52mCHF 80–175Bus via Karlsruhe
cheapest- Take the bus from Darmstadt central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N27 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus N07 / ...
6h 25mCHF 24–73Train via Basel
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
5h 26mCHF 63–137Night train
- Take the night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
5h 16mCHF 35–243Fly Frankfurt to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
4h 11mCHF 132–276Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
4h 15mCHF 132–293Train
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
6h 46mCHF 61–193Bus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus 108
7h 55mCHF 30–45Drive 339.1 km
- Drive from Darmstadt to Zurichcar 339.1 km
3h 49mCHF 55–79
Darmstadt to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darmstadt to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 45 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Darmstadt to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 52m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Darmstadt central train station station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 55m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Darmstadt Hbf and arriving at Zuerich Hb. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Darmstadt and Zurich is 328 km. The road distance is 339.1 km.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Zurich without a car is to train via Basel which takes 5h 26m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Darmstadt to Zurich, including transfers.
Darmstadt to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Darmstadt central train station.
Darmstadt to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Zurich is to fly which takes 2h 52m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can train via Basel, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 140 and takes 5h 26m, you could also bus via Karlsruhe, which costs SFr 24 - SFr 75 and takes 6h 25m.
What companies run services between Darmstadt, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
Swiss, Condor Flugdienst, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Zürich HB via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 5h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 241–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 120–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–75
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–170
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Darmstadt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Darmstadt central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Darmstadt to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Darmstadt to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Darmstadt to Zurich is 339 km. It takes approximately 3h 49m to drive from Darmstadt to Zurich.
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