There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Bremen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)ZRH - BRE
4h 10m€117–338Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationN24 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal060 / ...
13h 15m€43–100Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIce / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf26 / ...
8h 30m€82–267Night train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Bremen HbfNj
9h 43m€65–280Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
5h 21m€80–257Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
5h 35m€125–333Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
6h 25m€60–306Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIr36 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Verden(Aller)20N
11h 44m€175–273Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Bremen
6h 46m€170–219Drive 759.7 km
- Drive from Zurich to Bremen759.7 km
8h 20m€131–188
Zurich to Bremen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Bremen is to bus which costs €40 - €100 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Bremen is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Bremen. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Bremen Fernbusterminal via Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Bremen Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Zurich and Bremen is 638 km. The road distance is 759.7 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bremen without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 30m and costs €80 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Zurich to Bremen, including transfers.
Zurich to Bremen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Bremen train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bremen is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can train via Kassel, which costs €80 - €270 and takes 8h 30m, you could also bus, which costs €40 - €100 and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Bremen, Germany?
Swiss, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Bremen Hbf via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Verden(Aller)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Bremen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Zurich to Bremen train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Bremen is 760 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Zurich to Bremen.
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