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Compare bus, train, and flight for Zurich to Amsterdam
Omio recommends booking the train 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 4h 58m. 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 €444.
Distance: 615 km
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight | Driving |
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€130 Average price | €61 Average price Cheapest | €444 Average price | €192 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 49m Average total duration 8h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 11m Average total duration 14h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 58m Average total duration Fastest 2h 58m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 8h 11m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.6 - 1.5kg CO2 emissions | 1.8 - 3.7kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Compare ways to travel from Zurich to Amsterdam
Compare the available ways to get from Zurich to Amsterdam, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Amsterdam:
A bus is €70 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €130.
A bus is €383 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €444.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 49m.
Bus takes on average 15h 11m.
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 · FlixBus
9:25 PM 15h05 Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) 12:30 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) €70 1 One-way 1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus
9:25 PM 15h05 Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) 12:30 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) €70 1 One-way 1 transfer
Fastest
KL19426:00 AM 1h30 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg 7:30 AM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol €726 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
- IR 2290 · ICE 76 · ICE 1014 · ICE 1250
12:08 AM 11h46 Zurich HB 11:54 AM Amsterdam Zuid €75 1 One-way 4 transfers - IR 2290 · ICE 76 · ICE 1014 · ICE 1250
12:08 AM 11h47 Zurich HB 11:55 AM Amsterdam Centraal €75 1 One-way 4 transfers - IR 2290 · ICE 76 · ICE 1014 · ICE 1250
12:08 AM 11h50 Zurich HB 11:58 AM Amsterdam Centraal €75 1 One-way 3 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus
3:50 PM 20h30 Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) 12:20 PM Schiphol, Airport Terminal 1 €75 1 One-way 1 transfer - FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
9:25 PM 19h00 Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) 4:25 PM Schiphol, Airport Terminal 1 €76 1 One-way 2 transfers - FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
9:25 PM 18h10 Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) 3:35 PM Amsterdam, Station Bijlmer Arena €76 1 One-way 2 transfers
- AF1293 · AF1240
2:35 PM 17h45 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg 8:20 AM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol €243 1 One-way 1 transfer - AF1193 · AF1240
10:45 AM 21h35 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg 8:20 AM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol €243 1 One-way 1 transfer - AF1293 · AF1640
2:35 PM 22h35 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg 1:10 PM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol €243 1 One-way 1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Amsterdam:
A bus is €70 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €130.
A bus is €383 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Amsterdam costing on average €444.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 49m.
Bus takes on average 15h 11m.
- Around 68 flights per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
- Around 7 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 Air France, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, BA Cityflyer, KLM Cityhopper, Qatar Airways, Austrian Airlines, Air Baltic, Lufthansa Cityline, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, easyJet, Air Dolomiti, CitizenPlane, ITA, Edelweiss Air, Air Serbia, Air Europa, Sas Airways, Amelia, Cityjet, asl airlines, Transavia France to go to Amsterdam by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, SNCF | TGV Lyria, ÖBB | ICE, SNCF, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Nightjet, Eurostar, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), Sylter Verkehrsgesellschaft to go to Amsterdam by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Twiliner to go to Amsterdam by bus.
- 13 direct flights per day with KLM, Swiss, KLM Cityhopper, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, easyJet, CitizenPlane, Edelweiss Air, Transavia France.
- 0 direct trains per day with ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Nightjet.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, Twiliner.
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