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Berlin → Zurich

Zurich → Berlin ⇄
1 a weekfastest 12h28ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:52 → 09:20+1
    NJ 408 Night train
    Berlin Hbf → Zürich HB · via Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Schaffhausen
    12h2810 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 20:52 → 09:50+1
    NJ 408 Night train
    Berlin Hbf → Zürich HB · via Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Schaffhausen
    12h5810 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 20:52, arrive 09:20

The plane is -9h29 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct12h38
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 40812h28
Plane · nonstop BER–ZRH4h07
  • To Berlin Brandenburg (BER)30 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BER–ZRH1h35
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From ZRH12 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Eurowings, Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet.