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Compare train, bus, 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 prices starting from €31. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 41m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €31, and a flight costs an average of €70.
Distance: 448 km
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€152 Average price | €153 Average price | €57 Average price Cheapest |
7h 49m Average total duration 7h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 41m Average total duration Fastest 1h 41m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 9h 17m Average total duration 8h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | 0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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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 bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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IC 282 · ICE 918IC 9210 · ICE 6 · ICE 918IC 794 · ICE 372 · ICE 1645 · ICE 108FlixBus · FlixBus
7990 · 504287990 · 50428EW7763 · EW9033EW8765 · EW9043EW7763 · EW9039Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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FAQs: Travel from Zurich to Düsseldorf
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Düsseldorf:
A bus is €28 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €55.
A bus is €43 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €70.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 12m.
Bus takes on average 10h 40m.
- Around 44 flights per day.
- Around 6 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 train, bus, 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 Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) and arrive in Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Düsseldorf by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB Nightjet, ÖBB | InterCity, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), SBB to go to Düsseldorf by train.
- Travel with Eurowings , LAER, SWISS, Air Baltic, Smartwings, Edelweiss Air, TUIfly, KLM Cityhopper, KLM, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Air France to go to Düsseldorf by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
- 0 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
- 10 direct flights per day with Eurowings , LAER, SWISS, Air Baltic, Smartwings, Edelweiss Air.
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