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Compare bus and train 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 $46. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 57m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $46, and a train costs an average of $63.
Distance: 57 miles (92 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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$89 Average price | $64 Average price Cheapest | $79 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 44m Average total duration 2h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 27m Average total duration Fastest 1h 57m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 41m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Interlaken:
A bus is $25 (€20) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Interlaken costing on average $89 (€73).
Other travel options to Interlaken take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 14m.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Interlaken
How to get from Zurich to Interlaken by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Interlaken is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IR 70 2639 | 2639+
PE LIX 2942 | 29428:10 PM2h45Zurich HB10:55 PMInterlaken Ost$561One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- IR 70 2639 | 2639+PE LIX 2942 | 29428:10 PM2h45Zurich HB10:55 PMInterlaken Ost$561One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- IC 1 726 | 726 · IC 6 629 | 629 · RE 9 4232 | 42324:32 PM1h49Zurich HB6:21 PMInterlaken West$721One-way2 transfers
Other options
- IC 8 836 | 836 · IC 61 989 | 98910:02 PM1h59Zurich HB12:01 AMInterlaken West$581One-way1 transfer
- IC 8 836 | 836 · IC 61 989 | 98910:02 PM2h05Zurich HB12:07 AMInterlaken Ost$581One-way1 transfer
- RE 48 4939 | 4939 · IC 8 836 | 836 · IC 61 989 | 9899:48 PM2h19Zürich Oerlikon12:07 AMInterlaken Ost$591One-way2 transfers
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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 $25 (€20) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Interlaken costing on average $89 (€73).
Other travel options to Interlaken take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 14m.
- 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 bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Interlaken Ost.
- Buses mostly depart from Opfikon, Glatthof and arrive in Interlaken.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Shuttler to go to Interlaken by bus.
- Travel with SBB, Rhatische Bahn, Luzern-Interlaken Express, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Interlaken by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Shuttler.
- 3 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
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