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Compare bus, train, and flight for Zurich to Düsseldorf
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Düsseldorf among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €67 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 42m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €67, while a flight costs an average of €462.
Distance: 448 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Bus | Driving |
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€132 Average price | €462 Average price | €67 Average price Cheapest | €150 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 18m Average total duration 5h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 42m Average total duration Fastest 2h 42m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 15h 46m Average total duration 15h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 58m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | 0.4 - 1.1kg 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 Düsseldorf:
A bus is €66 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €132.
A bus is €396 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €462.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 18m.
Bus takes on average 15h 46m.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Düsseldorf
How to get from Zurich to Düsseldorf by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Düsseldorf is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IR 2290 · ICE 204 · ICE 82212:08 AM9h28Zurich HB9:36 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€401One-way2 transfers
Cheapest
- IR 2290 · ICE 204 · ICE 82212:08 AM9h28Zurich HB9:36 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€401One-way2 transfers
Fastest
EW7638:05 AM1h05Zurich Airport9:10 AMCologne Bonn Airport€2251One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IR 2252 · ECE 8 · ICE 1012 · ICE 10205:08 AM7h40Zurich HB12:48 PMDüsseldorf Hbf€461One-way4 transfers
- IR 2252 · ECE 8 · ICE 10125:08 AM5h46Zurich HB10:54 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€481One-way2 transfers
- IC 770 · ICE 106 · ICE 710 · ICE 2811:58 AM7h03Zurich HB7:01 PMDüsseldorf Hbf€491One-way4 transfers
- FlixBus9:25 PM10h40Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:05 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€411One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:50 PM15h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)6:55 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€471One-way1 transfer
EW7761+EW70669:05 AM7h20Zurich Airport4:25 PMDusseldorf Airport€1751One-way1 transfer
OS138+OS89151:20 PM4h05Zurich Airport5:25 PMCologne Bonn Airport€1841One-way1 transfer- EW8761 · EW80449:05 AM7h05Zurich Airport4:10 PMDusseldorf Airport€2101One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Düsseldorf:
A bus is €66 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €132.
A bus is €396 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €462.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 18m.
Bus takes on average 15h 46m.
- Around 63 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Düsseldorf 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 Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Düsseldorf Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), SNCF | TGV Lyria, Eurostar to go to Düsseldorf by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Düsseldorf by bus.
- Travel with Eurowings, Swiss, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, BA Cityflyer, Condor Flugdienst, Qatar Airways, Croatia Airlines, Amelia, British Airways, Cityjet, CitizenPlane, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Vueling, GetJet Airlines, ITA to go to Düsseldorf by flight.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC).
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
- 10 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Swiss, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta, Edelweiss Air.
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