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Compare train, coach and flight for Zurich to Erlangen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Erlangen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £25. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 4h 16m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £25, and a train costs an average of £29.
Distance: 306 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£74 Average Price | £37 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 55m Average total duration 5h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 46m Average total duration Fastest 4h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Erlangen from Zurich by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Erlangen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus17:2515h30Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:55Erlangen, Busbahnhof£341One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:2515h30Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:55Erlangen, Busbahnhof£341One-way1 change
Fastest
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:2515h30Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)8:55Erlangen, Busbahnhof£341One-way1 change
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus21:2519h25Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)16:50Erlangen, Busbahnhof£661One-way1 change
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FAQs: Zurich to Erlangen
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Erlangen:
A coach is £37 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Erlangen costing on average £74.
A coach is £521 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Erlangen costing on average £558.
Other travel options to Erlangen take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 16m.
Train takes on average 5h 25m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Erlangen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) and arrive in Erlangen, Busbahnhof.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Erlangen station.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Erlangen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Erlangen by train.
- 2 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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