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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 €42 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 24m. 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 €42, while a train costs an average of €141.
Distance: 448 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Bus |
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€141 Average price | €121 Average price | €42 Average price Cheapest |
7h 35m Average total duration 7h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 24m Average total duration Fastest 1h 24m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 9h 9m Average total duration 8h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | 0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular airline |  Most popular bus company |
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 train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- S 9 · 17791 · 4822 · ICE 6188:07 PM10h25Zurich HB6:32 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€471One-way5 transfers
Cheapest
- S 9 · 17791 · 4822 · ICE 6188:07 PM10h25Zurich HB6:32 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€471One-way5 transfers
Fastest
- EW7656:05 PM1h05Zurich Airport7:10 PMCologne Bonn Airport€1601One-way0 transfers
Other options
- RE 4936 · 3073 · 4826 · ICE 6188:05 PM10h27Zurich HB6:32 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€471One-way3 transfers
- RE 4936 · 3073 · 4826 · ICE 6988:05 PM10h42Zurich HB6:47 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€611One-way5 transfers
- IC 772 · ICE 278 · IC 2041 · ICE 10412:59 PM6h33Zurich HB7:32 PMDüsseldorf Hbf€801One-way3 transfers
- FlixBus9:25 PM10h40Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:05 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€491One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus5:25 PM11h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)4:30 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€961One-way1 transfer
7990 · 504288:50 PM22h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)6:55 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€1501One-way1 transfer
- EW97657:45 PM1h15Zurich Airport9:00 PMDusseldorf Airport€2001One-way0 transfers
- EW97633:40 PM1h15Zurich Airport4:55 PMDusseldorf Airport€2301One-way0 transfers
KL1926 · KL17977:25 PM12h15Zurich Airport7:40 AMDusseldorf Airport€2681One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Düsseldorf:
A bus is €78 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €121.
A bus is €99 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average €141.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 35m.
Bus takes on average 9h 9m.
- Around 52 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 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 FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Düsseldorf by bus.
- Travel with Eurowings, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Air Baltic, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline to go to Düsseldorf by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), SBB to go to Düsseldorf by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
- 10 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Air Baltic, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta, Edelweiss Air.
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