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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 $79 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 $79, while a flight costs an average of $551.
Distance: 278 miles (448 km)
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Most popular Train | Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$157 Average price | $551 Average price | $79 Average price Cheapest | $178 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 $78 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average $157.
A bus is $472 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average $551.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 18m.
Bus takes on average 15h 46m.
The journey is about 10m faster (5h 48m by train vs 5h 58m by car) and roughly $21 cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls ($157 vs $178). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
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$551One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus9:25 PM10h40Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:05 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf$551One-way0 transfers
Fastest
EW7638:50 AM1h05Zurich Airport9:55 AMCologne Bonn Airport$1971One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IC 60402 · ICE 5439:59 PM8h37Zurich HB6:36 AMDüsseldorf Hbf$551One-way1 transfer
- ICE 272 · S6 · ICE 9206:59 PM7h32Zurich HB2:31 AMDüsseldorf Hbf$581One-way2 transfers
- ICE 272 · ICE 510 · 268436:59 PM6h21Zurich HB1:20 AMDüsseldorf Hbf$601One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus5:25 PM11h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)4:30 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf$761One-way1 transfer
7990 · 504288:50 PM22h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)6:55 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf$1551One-way1 transfer- 7990 · 504288:30 PM22h25Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai)6:55 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf$1551One-way1 transfer
- EW97618:40 AM1h15Zurich Airport9:55 AMDusseldorf Airport$1791One-way0 transfers
AF1615 · AF11062:50 PM7h00Zurich Airport9:50 PMDusseldorf Airport$2531One-way1 transfer- KL1948 · KL18056:25 PM4h00EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg10:25 PMDusseldorf Airport$2841One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Düsseldorf:
A bus is $78 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average $157.
A bus is $472 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf costing on average $551.
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 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.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Düsseldorf by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), SNCF | TGV Lyria, Eurostar to go to Düsseldorf by train.
- 10 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Swiss, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta, Edelweiss Air.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC).
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