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Compare train and bus for Zurich to Interlaken
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Interlaken among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $41. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 51m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $41, and a train costs an average of $62.
Distance: 57 miles (92 km)
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2h 40m Average total duration 2h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 21m Average total duration Fastest 1h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Zurich to Interlaken by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Zurich to Interlaken is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IC 81 810 | 810Cheapest
IC 8 808 | 808 · IC 61 333 | 333Fastest
IC 1 710 | 710 · IC 6 613 | 613 · RE 9 4216 | 4216Other options
IC 81 810 | 810IC 8 808 | 808 · IC 61 333 | 333IC 1 712 | 712 · IC 61 615 | 615Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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Travel from Zurich to Interlaken: Journey Details
If you want to hit the slopes of the Alps or explore the lakes and valleys around Interlaken, getting to southern Switzerland from Zurich is easy. There are no bus routes, and the distance is too short for commercial air travel, leaving trains or driving as the only options. Thankfully, travelling by train to Interlaken only takes around 2 hours (with a change in Bern), so it's hassle-free and convenient.
Return trips from Interlaken to Zurich are also available.
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Interlaken:
A bus is $21 (€17) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Interlaken costing on average $62 (€49).
Other travel options to Interlaken take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 49m.
- Around 23 trains per day.
- Around 7 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Interlaken as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Matten b. I.,Hertigässli.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Interlaken.
- Travel with SBB, Rhatische Bahn, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Interlaken by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Shuttler to go to Interlaken by bus.
- 3 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Shuttler.
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