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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 prices starting from €27. 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 €27, and a train costs an average of €55.
Distance: 448 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Bus |
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€153 Average price | €152 Average price | €56 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 19m Average total duration 8h 49m 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.
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 bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus9:25 PM10h40Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:05 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€601One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus9:25 PM10h40Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:05 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€601One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- EW7638:05 AM1h05Zurich Airport9:10 AMCologne Bonn Airport€2341One-way0 transfers
Other options
TGV 9210+ICE 6 · ICE 9189:34 AM5h19Zurich HB2:53 PMDüsseldorf Hbf€1601One-way2 transfers- IC 282 · ICE 6108:37 AM5h55Zurich HB2:32 PMDüsseldorf Hbf€1711One-way1 transfer
- IC 794 · ICE 372 · ICE 6108:59 AM5h33Zurich HB2:32 PMDüsseldorf Hbf€1711One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus5:25 PM12h10Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)5:35 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€621One-way1 transfer
4739 · 5045811:59 PM18h06Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai)6:05 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€861One-way1 transfer- 7990 · 504588:50 PM21h15Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)6:05 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€1321One-way1 transfer
- EW97618:40 AM1h15Zurich Airport9:55 AMDusseldorf Airport€2111One-way0 transfers
- EW8761 · EW80448:35 AM6h50Zurich Airport3:25 PMDusseldorf Airport€2501One-way1 transfer
- EW97633:40 PM1h15Zurich Airport4:55 PMDusseldorf Airport€2751One-way0 transfers
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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 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 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, Helvetic Airways, 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, Helvetic Airways, Swiss, Air Baltic, Smartwings, Edelweiss Air.
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