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The cheapest and fastest trains from Mendrisio to Zurich

Showing times and prices for 21 Mar

Cheapest price

£61

Average price

£79

Fastest journey

2 h 14 m

Average duration

2 h 14 m

Trains per day

45

Distance

170 km

Cheap tickets

The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Mendrisio to Zurich is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.

The average ticket from Mendrisio to Zurich will cost around £79 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £61.

Fast trains

To travel from Mendrisio to Zurich you need to make at least one change.

SBBRE 80 25512 | 25512 · IC 2 874 | 874
10:412h14
Mendrisio station
12:55Zurich HB
£611One-way
1 change
SBBRE 80 25512 | 25512 · IC 2 874 | 874 · S 5 18548 | 18548
10:412h33
Mendrisio station
13:14Zurich Altstetten
£611One-way
2 changes
SBBRE 80 25516 | 25516 · IC 2 878 | 878
12:412h14
Mendrisio station
14:55Zurich HB
£631One-way
1 change
SBBS 10 25118 | 25118 · IC 2 1474 | 1474
11:042h23
Mendrisio station
13:27Zurich HB
£631One-way
1 change
SBBRE 80 25512 | 25512 · IC 2 874 | 874 · RE 48 4922 | 4922
10:412h29
Mendrisio station
13:10Zürich Oerlikon
£631One-way
2 changes

Travel Information

Compare train, coach and flight for Mendrisio to Zurich

Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Mendrisio to Zurich among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £10. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 35m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £10, and a flight costs an average of £54.

Distance: 170 km

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£55

Average Price

£20

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Cheapest

£132

Average Price

3h 5m

Average total duration

Fastest

2h 35m

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30m

Additional time*

3h 56m

Average total duration

3h 26m

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11h 5m

Average total duration

8h 5m

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0.2 - 0.4kg

CO2 emissions

0.5 - 1.0kg

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Live departures

Mendrisio to Zurich train times

The table below shows live departures for Mendrisio to Zurich trains for tomorrow, Friday 20 March. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.

Last updated at 16:20
ProviderDepartsDurationArrivesChanges
Tickets
sbbS 10 25112 | 25112 · EC 10 | 1007:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
09:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbS 10 25112 | 25112 · EC 10 | 10 · S 5 18538 | 1853807:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
09:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25112 | 25112 · EC 10 | 10 · IC 1 711 | 71107:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
09:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbRE 80 25508 | 25508 · IC 2 870 | 870 · S 5 18540 | 1854007:41 Mendrisio station
2h33
10:14 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbRE 80 25508 | 25508 · IC 2 870 | 870 · RE 48 4918 | 491807:41 Mendrisio station
2h29
10:10 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbRE 80 25508 | 25508 · IC 2 870 | 87007:41 Mendrisio station
2h14
09:55 Zurich HB1 change
sbbS 10 25114 | 25114 · EC 12 | 12 · S 5 18542 | 1854208:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
10:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25114 | 25114 · EC 12 | 1208:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
10:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbS 10 25114 | 25114 · EC 12 | 12 · IC 1 10713 | 1071308:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
10:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbRE 80 25510 | 25510 · IC 21 672 | 672 · S 2 21242 | 21242 · IR 75 2119 | 211908:41 Mendrisio station
3h03
11:44 Zurich Altstetten4 changes
sbbRE 80 25510 | 25510 · IC 21 672 | 672 · S 2 21242 | 21242 · IR 75 2119 | 211908:41 Mendrisio station
3h01
11:42 Zürich Oerlikon4 changes
sbbRE 80 25510 | 25510 · IC 21 672 | 672 · IR 46 2418 | 2418 · RE 48 4920 | 492008:41 Mendrisio station
2h29
11:10 Zürich Oerlikon3 changes
sbbRE 80 25510 | 25510 · IC 21 672 | 672 · IR 46 2418 | 241808:41 Mendrisio station
2h14
10:55 Zurich HB2 changes
sbbRE 80 25510 | 25510 · IC 21 672 | 672 · S 2 21242 | 21242 · IR 75 2119 | 211908:41 Mendrisio station
2h44
11:25 Zurich HB3 changes
sbbRE 80 25510 | 25510 · IC 21 672 | 672 · IR 46 2418 | 2418 · S 5 18544 | 1854408:41 Mendrisio station
2h33
11:14 Zurich Altstetten3 changes
sbbS 10 25116 | 25116 · EC 14 | 14 · S 5 18546 | 1854609:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
11:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25116 | 25116 · EC 14 | 14 · IC 1 715 | 71509:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
11:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbS 10 25116 | 25116 · EC 14 | 1409:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
11:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbRE 80 25512 | 25512 · IC 2 874 | 87409:41 Mendrisio station
2h14
11:55 Zurich HB1 change
sbbRE 80 25512 | 25512 · IC 2 874 | 874 · S 5 18548 | 1854809:41 Mendrisio station
2h33
12:14 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbRE 80 25512 | 25512 · IC 2 874 | 874 · RE 48 4922 | 492209:41 Mendrisio station
2h29
12:10 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbS 10 25118 | 25118 · IC 2 1474 | 1474 · S 5 18550 | 1855010:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
12:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25118 | 25118 · IC 2 1474 | 1474 · IC 1 10717 | 1071710:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
12:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbS 10 25118 | 25118 · IC 2 1474 | 147410:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
12:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbRE 80 25514 | 25514 · EC 178 | 178 · IR 46 2422 | 242210:41 Mendrisio station
2h14
12:55 Zurich HB2 changes
sbbRE 80 25514 | 25514 · EC 178 | 178 · IR 46 2422 | 2422 · RE 48 4924 | 492410:41 Mendrisio station
2h29
13:10 Zürich Oerlikon3 changes
sbbRE 80 25514 | 25514 · EC 178 | 178 · IR 46 2422 | 2422 · S 5 18552 | 1855210:41 Mendrisio station
2h33
13:14 Zurich Altstetten3 changes
sbbS 10 25120 | 25120 · EC 150 | 150 · S 5 18554 | 1855411:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
13:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25120 | 25120 · EC 150 | 150 · IC 1 719 | 71911:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
13:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbS 10 25120 | 25120 · EC 150 | 15011:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
13:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbRE 80 25516 | 25516 · IC 2 878 | 878 · RE 48 4926 | 492611:41 Mendrisio station
2h29
14:10 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbRE 80 25516 | 25516 · IC 2 878 | 87811:41 Mendrisio station
2h14
13:55 Zurich HB1 change
sbbRE 80 25516 | 25516 · IC 2 878 | 878 · S 5 18556 | 1855611:41 Mendrisio station
2h33
14:14 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25122 | 25122 · EC 30 | 3012:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
14:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbS 10 25122 | 25122 · EC 30 | 30 · S 5 18558 | 1855812:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
14:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25122 | 25122 · EC 30 | 30 · IC 1 10721 | 1072112:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
14:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes
sbbRE 80 25518 | 25518 · IC 21 680 | 680 · S 2 21258 | 21258 · IR 75 2127 | 212712:41 Mendrisio station
3h01
15:42 Zürich Oerlikon4 changes
sbbRE 80 25518 | 25518 · IC 21 680 | 680 · S 2 21258 | 21258 · IR 75 2127 | 212712:41 Mendrisio station
3h03
15:44 Zurich Altstetten4 changes
sbbRE 80 25518 | 25518 · IC 21 680 | 680 · S 2 21258 | 21258 · IR 75 2127 | 212712:41 Mendrisio station
2h44
15:25 Zurich HB3 changes
sbbRE 80 25518 | 25518 · IC 21 680 | 680 · IR 46 2426 | 242612:41 Mendrisio station
2h14
14:55 Zurich HB2 changes
sbbRE 80 25518 | 25518 · IC 21 680 | 680 · IR 46 2426 | 2426 · S 5 18560 | 1856012:41 Mendrisio station
2h33
15:14 Zurich Altstetten3 changes
sbbRE 80 25518 | 25518 · IC 21 680 | 680 · IR 46 2426 | 2426 · RE 48 4928 | 492812:41 Mendrisio station
2h29
15:10 Zürich Oerlikon3 changes
sbbS 10 25124 | 25124 · EC 16 | 16 · S 5 18562 | 1856213:04 Mendrisio station
2h40
15:44 Zurich Altstetten2 changes
sbbS 10 25124 | 25124 · EC 16 | 1613:04 Mendrisio station
2h23
15:27 Zurich HB1 change
sbbS 10 25124 | 25124 · EC 16 | 16 · IC 1 723 | 72313:04 Mendrisio station
2h38
15:42 Zürich Oerlikon2 changes

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Journey information

Overview: Train from Mendrisio to Zurich

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Trains from Mendrisio to Zurich run on average 17 times per day, taking around 2h 35m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £41 but you can travel from only £10 by coach.

The earliest train runs at 04:11, the last at 23:05. The fastest train covers the 170 km distance in 2h 14m.

Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Coach from £10
Distance
170 km
Average train duration
2h 35m
Cheapest ticket price
£41
Trains per day
17
Fastest train
2h 14m
First train
04:11
Last train
23:05
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Coach from £10

Train companies: SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Trenord from Mendrisio to Zurich trainsSBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Trenord trains will get you between Mendrisio and Zurich from £10. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.

SBB

About
SBB is Switzerland’s national railway company, operating a wide range of train services including InterCity, InterRegio, RegioExpress, Regio, S-Bahn, and international InterCityExpress connections. InterCity trains reach speeds of up to 200 km/h for fast travel between major cities, while Regio trains provide slower, more frequent local services. Ticket options include Standard and First Class, as well as passes and discounts such as the Swiss Travel Pass, Half-Fare Card, and Super Saver tickets. Onboard amenities may feature Wi-Fi, power outlets, and restaurant cars. Popular routes include Zurich–Geneva, Basel–Bern, and Geneva–Lausanne.
Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
2h 14m
Cheapest Price
£41
Luggage included
One piece of hand luggage and one larger piece of luggage included in ticket price
Luggage storage
Overhead racks, under seats, and designated luggage areas at ends of carriages
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation possible according to ticket type conditions
Refund
Full refund provided for canceled trains
Amenities on board the train
Wifi
Food sold onboard
Restaurant cars on long-distance trains, bistro service available. First class receives at-seat service
Seat reservation
Seat reservations optional in 2nd class for fee, included in 1st class tickets
Toilets
USB plugs
Accessibility
Wheelchair spaces, accessible toilets, and assistance services available with advance notice
Pets
Small pets in carriers travel free. Large dogs require half-price ticket. Guide dogs travel free
Quiet zone
Learn more about SBB

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)

Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
2h 16m
Cheapest Price
£100
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) frequency
4 a day

Trenord

Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
2h 14m
Cheapest Price
£86
Trenord frequency
21 a day

FAQs: Mendrisio to Zurich train

Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Mendrisio to Zurich by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Zurich, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

FAQs
The cost of a train ticket from Mendrisio to Zurich can vary. The cheapest tickets are usually available from £41, while the average price tends to be around £55.
The train journey from Mendrisio to Zurich covers a distance of 170 km and takes approximately 2h 14m. Trains run 17 per day.
The train distance from Mendrisio to Zurich is 170 km.
The first train from Mendrisio to Zurich leaves at 4:11.
The last train from Mendrisio to Zurich departs at 23:05.
Trains from Mendrisio to Zurich run approximately 17 times per day.
Currently, there is no high-speed train service from Mendrisio to Zurich.
Yes, there is a direct train between Mendrisio and Zurich. The service operates 0 times per day, provided by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
To get from Mendrisio to Zurich, you can choose from several travel options including train, coach and flight.
There is no night train service from Mendrisio to Zurich.
The train station in Mendrisio that goes to Zurich is Mendrisio station, and it arrives at Zurich HB.
The cheapest way to get from Mendrisio to Zurich is by coach, costing approximately £10.
Booking trains from Mendrisio to Zurich in advance is advisable, especially during peak travel seasons or for long journeys, to ensure availability and secure better fares.
The train journey from Mendrisio to Zurich offers scenic views, particularly as it passes through the picturesque Swiss countryside, featuring rolling hills, charming villages, and glimpses of the stunning Lake Zurich as the train approaches the city.
A day trip from Mendrisio to Zurich is not feasible as the journey takes 2h 14m. There are 16 trains per day covering the 170 km.
In Zurich, you can hike or take a train to the summit of Uetliberg Mountain for panoramic views of the city and surrounding Alps. Indulge in shopping along Bahnhofstrasse, one of the world's most exclusive shopping streets. Explore the diverse habitats and wildlife at Zurich Zoo, or enjoy a performance at the renowned Opera House. Wander through the serene Botanical Garden with its wide variety of plant species. Visit the picturesque Lake Zurich for recreational activities, or stroll through the historic Old Town with its medieval buildings and cultural landmarks. Discover art at Kunsthaus Zurich and explore Swiss cultural history at the Swiss National Museum. Relax in Lindenhof park, offering beautiful city views and a glimpse into Zurich's Roman history.
To fully experience Zurich, spending three to four days allows time to explore its cultural landmarks, enjoy the picturesque Lake Zurich, and visit nearby attractions like Uetliberg Mountain.
Yes, you can take the train from Mendrisio to Zurich.

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Important Stations and Airports in Mendrisio and Zurich

Mendrisio
Zurich
The major train station for departures in Mendrisio is Mendrisio. Find all the information you need to know about services, amenities and connections at Mendrisio for your trip from Mendrisio to Zurich.
MendrisioWifiLockersParkingDiningTaxisAccessibilityWCHotelLost and Found OfficeTicket OfficeBike ParkingBike RentalCar RentalInformation DeskLuggage Carts
Amenities at train station
WifiWifi
LockersLockers
ParkingParking
DiningDining
TaxisTaxis
AccessibilityAccessibility
WCWC
HotelHotel
Lost and Found OfficeLost and Found Office
Ticket OfficeTicket Office
Bike ParkingBike Parking
Bike RentalBike Rental
Car RentalCar Rental
Information DeskInformation Desk
Luggage CartsLuggage Carts
information
address
Address
Via Stefano Franscini 1, 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
phone
Phone Number
ticketOfficeHours
Ticket Office Hours
  • 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday - Sunday
platformCount
Number of platforms
3
Wifi
Wifi
  • Free
Parking
Parking
  • Parking is available 24/7 in the nearby parking lot.
Dining
Dining
  • Ristorante Pizzeria Corona
  • Osteria Lanterna
Taxis
Taxis
  • Outside the main entrance.
Accessibility
Accessibility
  • Ramps, restrooms.
WC
WC
  • CHF 1
Hotel
Hotel
  • Hotel Coronado
  • Albergo Stazione Mendrisio
  • Hotel Milano
Lost and Found Office
Lost and Found Office
  • Located in the main hall
Bike Parking
Bike Parking
  • 200 places, covered
Car Rental
Car Rental
  • Europcar
Information Desk
Information Desk
  • Located in the main hall
Luggage Carts
Luggage Carts
  • Free
Station Plan
  • Hall 1: main entrance, platform 1-3 for trains to Italy and regional destinations
Public transport options for Mendrisio
  • Train: S10, S40
  • Bus: Several lines available
Capolago-Riva San VitaleParkingDiningATMAccessibilityWCHotelBike ParkingBike Rental
Amenities at train station
ParkingParking
DiningDining
ATMATM
AccessibilityAccessibility
WCWC
HotelHotel
Bike ParkingBike Parking
Bike RentalBike Rental
information
address
Address
6825 Mendrisio, Switzerland
ticketOfficeHours
Distance to city center
3 km
Mendrisio, Via San Martino (Stazione Ferroviaria)Accessibility
Amenities at train station
AccessibilityAccessibility
information
address
Address
6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
ticketOfficeHours
Distance to city center
1 km

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