City to city
Zurich to Berlin by train
Zürich HB → Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 7h 33m
- Typical
- ≈ 8h 40m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- SBB, DB Fernverkehr AG, DB Regio AG Baden-Württemberg, DB Regio AG NRW
Trains link Zurich (Zürich HB) and Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) in about 7h 33m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Zurich to Berlin take?
The fastest trains cover Zurich to Berlin in about 7h 33m; a typical journey takes around 8h 40m.
Is there a direct train from Zurich to Berlin?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Zurich to Berlin?
A typical flight works out roughly 4h 35m quicker door to door (about 4h 25m against 9h by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 9h
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 25m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~28 kg train · ~91 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Zurich or Berlin
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- ICE Hamburg → Berlin
- Nightjet Vienna → Zurich
- Gotthard Express Zurich → Milan
Sleepers too: night trains from Zurich · night trains from Berlin.
More trains from Zurich
- Zurich → Lucerne ≈ 41 min · direct
- Zurich → Bern ≈ 56 min · direct
- Zurich → Basel ≈ 1h 01m · direct
- Zurich → Interlaken ≈ 1h 56m · direct
- Zurich → Lausanne ≈ 2h 17m · direct
- Zurich → Geneva ≈ 2h 51m · direct
More train routes in Germany · Austria · Liechtenstein.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.