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Zurich → Berlin

Berlin → Zurich ⇄
1 a weekfastest 11h22ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:00 → 07:22+1
    NJ 409 Night train
    Zürich HB → Berlin Hbf · via Schaffhausen, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Leipzig
    11h227 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Oct, Sun 4 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 20:00, arrive 07:22

The plane is -8h35 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h32
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 40911h22
Plane · nonstop ZRH–BER4h07
  • To Zurich (ZRH)12 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight ZRH–BER1h35
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BER30 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.