Zurich → Bad Schandau

1 a dayfastest 11h36SBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

19:59 → 07:35⁺¹
EN 459 Night train
Zürich HB → Bad Schandau · via Schaffhausen, Singen, Offenburg, Karlsruhe
11h3612 stops
Runs: DailySBB ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: SBB (file of 24 Oct 2026), Správa železnic (file of 25 Oct 2026) and DELFI (Germany) (file of 24 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 19:59, arrive 07:35

The plane is 7h29 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h51

To Zürich HB4 min
Before departure10 min
EN 45911h36
From Bad Schandau1 min

Plane · nonstop ZRH to DRS4h22

To Zurich (ZRH)12 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZRH to DRS1h30
Landing to exit20 min
From DRS50 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.

Flying instead? Zurich → Bad Schandau

1 airline fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

Swiss International Air LinesZRH→DRSBook direct ↗

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