Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
6 h 44 m
Average
7 h 19 m
Trains per day
2
Distance
472 km
Of the 2 trains that leave Gelsenkirchen for Zurich every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 292 miles (471 km) | |
Average train duration | 10 h 35 min | |
Average train ticket price | $59 (€55) | |
Train frequency | 25 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn Regional |
Trains from Gelsenkirchen to Zurich cover the 292 miles (471 km) long trip taking on average 10 h 35 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn Regional. Normally, there are 25 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $28 (€26), but the average price of train tickets is $59 (€55). Travelers depart most frequently from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arrive in Zürich HB.
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Gelsenkirchen to Zurich train.
Gelsenkirchen to Zurich train information with Deutsche Bahn:
Travel by train between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland is: Fully open.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Entry Requirements:
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 8/3/22. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Zurich from Gelsenkirchen closer to your date of departure here
The restriction level for your return train to Gelsenkirchen, Germany from Zurich is: Fully open.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
Conditions of reentry:
The government of Germany has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 8/8/22. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Gelsenkirchen from Zurich closer to your date of departure here here.
There are a few train stations in Gelsenkirchen to start your trip from including Gelsenkirchen Hbf, Gelsenkirchen-Hassel and Gelsenkirchen Zoo. In Zurich you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Zürich HB, Zürich Stadelhofen and Zürich Oerlikon.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arrive in Zürich HB.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and travel around 1.6 miles (2.5 km) from the city center to this train station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Zürich HB and need to travel approximately 1.4 miles (2.2 km) from the train station to the city center in Zurich.
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