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Hamburg → Zurich

Zurich → Hamburg ⇄
1 a weekfastest 12h17ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 19:44 → 08:01+1
    NJ 471 Night train
    Hamburg Hbf → Zürich HB · via Bremen, Hanover, Frankfurt, Mannheim
    12h1712 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Oct, Sat 3 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 19:44, arrive 08:01

The plane is -9h40 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct12h27
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 47112h17
Plane · nonstop HAM–ZRH4h07
  • To Hamburg (HAM)25 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight HAM–ZRH1h40
  • 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.