City to city
Zurich to Stuttgart by train
Zürich HB → Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 55m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 06m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB, DB Fernverkehr (Codesharing), SBB
Trains link Zurich (Zürich HB) and Stuttgart (Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof) 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 Zurich to Stuttgart take?
The fastest trains cover Zurich to Stuttgart in about 2h 55m; a typical journey takes around 3h 06m.
Is there a direct train from Zurich to Stuttgart?
Yes: direct trains run between Zürich HB and Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof.
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 Zurich or Stuttgart
- Nightjet Vienna → Zurich
- Gotthard Express Zurich → Milan
- Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam Zurich → Amsterdam
- ICE Stuttgart → Munich
Sleepers too: night trains from Zurich.
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 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.