City to city
Stuttgart to Zurich by train
Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof → Zürich HB
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 55m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 04m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, DB Fernverkehr (Codesharing), Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB
Trains link Stuttgart (Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof) and Zurich (Zürich HB) in about 2h 55m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Gäubahn IC (240 km, typically ≈ 3 h 05 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Stuttgart to Zurich take?
The fastest trains cover Stuttgart to Zurich in about 2h 55m; a typical journey takes around 3h 04m.
Is there a direct train from Stuttgart to Zurich?
Yes: direct trains run between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Zürich HB.
This corridor in the atlas
- Gäubahn IC The Gäubahn intercity: over the Rhine at Schaffhausen, past the Bodensee’s back country and down the Neckar cuttings into Stuttgart.
Legendary routes through Stuttgart or Zurich
- Nightjet Vienna → Zurich
- Gotthard Express Zurich → Milan
- Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam Zurich → Amsterdam
- ICE Stuttgart → Munich
Sleepers too: night trains from Zurich.
More trains from Stuttgart
- Stuttgart → Mannheim ≈ 37 min · direct
- Stuttgart → Frankfurt ≈ 1h 17m · direct
- Stuttgart → Munich ≈ 1h 58m · direct
More train routes in Switzerland · Germany · Austria.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.