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Compare bus, train, and flight for Zurich to Amsterdam
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Amsterdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €61 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 3m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.6kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €61, while a flight costs an average of €460.
Distance: 615 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Bus | Driving |
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€460 Average price | €139 Average price | €61 Average price Cheapest | €191 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 3m Average total duration Fastest 3h 3m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 8h 47m Average total duration 8h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 14m Average total duration 14h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 11m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
1.8 - 3.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.6 - 1.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Amsterdam:
A bus is €78 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €139.
A bus is €399 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €460.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 47m.
Bus takes on average 15h 14m.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Amsterdam
How to get from Zurich to Amsterdam by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Amsterdam is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:20 PM18h00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)12:20 PMSchiphol, Airport Terminal 1€411One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:20 PM18h00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)12:20 PMSchiphol, Airport Terminal 1€411One-way1 transfer
Fastest
KL19486:30 PM1h25EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg7:55 PMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol€7061One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IC 604029:58 PM11h01Zurich HB8:59 AMAmsterdam Centraal€651One-way0 transfers
- ICE 272 · ICE 920 · IC 3220+
200066:58 PM13h26Zurich HB8:24 AMAmsterdam Zuid€861One-way3 transfers - ICE 272 · ICE 920 · IC 3020+200066:58 PM13h37Zurich HB8:35 AMAmsterdam Centraal€861One-way3 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus6:20 PM17h15Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)11:35 AMAmsterdam, Station Bijlmer Arena€411One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus9:25 PM19h00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)4:25 PMSchiphol, Airport Terminal 1€411One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus5:25 PM14h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)7:30 AMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)€411One-way1 transfer
- AF1193 · AF124010:35 AM22h00EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg8:35 AMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol€2281One-way1 transfer
- AF1193 · AF134010:35 AM23h05EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg9:40 AMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol€2281One-way1 transfer
- AF1193+AF837410:35 AM23h40EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg10:15 AMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol€2301One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Amsterdam:
A bus is €78 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €139.
A bus is €399 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €460.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 47m.
Bus takes on average 15h 14m.
- Around 64 flights per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Amsterdam as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Amsterdam Centraal.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk).
- Travel with FlixBus, Twiliner, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Amsterdam by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, asl airlines, KLM Cityhopper, BA Cityflyer, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Lot Polish Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Amelia, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Cityjet, Sas Airways, CitizenPlane, Air Europa, Swiss, Transavia France, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Air France, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, ITA, easyJet to go to Amsterdam by flight.
- Travel with ÖBB | ICE, SNCF, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), Sylter Verkehrsgesellschaft, SNCF | TGV Lyria, ÖBB | InterCity, Eurostar, ÖBB | Nightjet, Deutsche Bahn to go to Amsterdam by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with Twiliner, BlaBlaCar Bus.
- 13 direct flights per day with KLM Cityhopper, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Edelweiss Air, CitizenPlane, Swiss, Transavia France, KLM, easyJet.
- 0 direct trains per day with ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Nightjet.
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