Baku to Zurich by train
Travel from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Zurich (Switzerland) by train (3359km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Baku in Azerbaijan to Zurich in Switzerland, please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Baku (Azerbaijan) - Moscow (Russia) - Berlin (Germany) - Zurich (Switzerland)
- 2Baku (Azerbaijan) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Vienna (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland)
3359 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Baku to Zurich, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Baku / Baku - Bern / Baku - Davos / Baku - St. Moritz1 Baku (Azerbaijan) - Moscow (Russia) - Berlin (Germany) - Zurich (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Moscow (Russia)
Travel from Azerbaijan to Russia by direct train. There are two direct train connections per week between Baku (Azerbaijan) and Moscow (Russia). The journey time is 52 hours. Buy train tickets from 135 EUR (12.000 RUB).
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Baku to Moscow?
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train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги / ADY Azərbaycan Dəmir Yollar
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Baku
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1b Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Berlin (Germany)
There are two direct night train connections from Moscow to Berlin. The journey time is 24 hours. You can buy train tickets from 160 EUR. The ticket price depends on your travel date and the category you are traveling in. You can find the exact timetable with ticket prices via the given booking links.
Three times a week you can travel on these direct train connections. One train connection ends directly in Berlin (EN440 13M Strizh). The second train connection goes from Moscow via Berlin to Paris (EN452 23J).
Travel reports with many photos of both trains can be found in our blog.
If you want to avoid the trip through Belarus, travel from Moscow to Kiev. In Kiev, take the direct night train to Warsaw, from where you continue to Berlin.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin / EN 441/14M Berlin - Moscow
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Moscow
1c Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland)
Travel from Berlin to Zurich by train. The journey time is 08:00 hours. The train ticket price starts at 17 EUR. A comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.
Travel by ICE day train connection with a journey time of 08:00 hours. The train ticket price starts at 17 EUR. The departure station is "Berlin Hbf". The arrival station is "Zürich HB". You have to change trains once for example in Frankfurt or Basel.
The more comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" NJ471 overnight train. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Berlin is 21:00. The arrival time in Zurich is 09:00. The following service classes are available:
- standard seat: the cheapest travel option with a ticket price from 29 EUR.
- shared compartments with beds: with a maximum of 4 to 6 travellers per compartment. The ticket price starts at 49 EUR. You can book this type of accommodation as well as private compartment only for your family or friends.
- private compartments with beds: travel for your own in a private compartment or with up to three travellers in total. Some compartments offer a private shower and WC. The ticket price starts at 89 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Zurich?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ470 Zurich - Berlin / ÖBB nightjet NJ471 Berlin - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Berlin
2 Baku (Azerbaijan) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Vienna (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Azerbaijan to Ukraine by direct train. There are two direct train connections per week between Baku (Azerbaijan) and Kharkiv or Kiev (Ukraine). The journey time is 52 hours. Buy train tickets from 90 EUR.
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Baku to Kyiv?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Baku / Baku - Kharkiv
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2b Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Bratislava (Slovakia)
To travel from Ukraine to Slovakia by train, buy your ticket at a train station. There are no online tickets available. However it is possible to buy an online ticket to Chop and then the ticket across the border locally in Chop at the station.
There are two daily trains between the border stations of Chop and Cierna nad Tisou. One of them conveys the sleeping cars from Kiev and Lviv to Bratislava.
Where to buy a ticket from Kyiv to Bratislava?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
поїзд (UZ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 771/800 Kyiv - Bratislava
train company:
ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Kyiv / Kyiv - Košice / Lviv - Bratislava / Lviv - Košice
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2c Travelling from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Slovakia to Austria on the main rail route from Bratislava to Vienna. There are frequent train connections available. The journey time from Bratislava to Vienna is one hour. Train tickets are available from 11 EUR.
To Bratislava you have excellent train connections from whole Slovakia. And from Vienna there are frequent train connections to every city in Austria.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bratislava to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
R 800 Prešov - Bratislava / EN 442/704 Košice - Bratislava / R 17614 Humenné - Bratislava
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Bratislava / Bratislava - Graz / Bratislava - Salzburg / Bratislava - Linz / Prešov - Vienna / Prešov - Graz / Prešov - Salzburg / Košice - Vienna / Košice - Graz / Košice - Salzburg
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2d Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Zurich (Switzerland)
Travel from Vienna to Zurich by direct day train "Railjet" or overnight train "Nightjet".
There are at least four day train connections by "Railjet" trains. The journey time is 7:50 hours. Train tickets are available from 39 EUR. This saver fare ticket is called "Sparschiene".
The overnight train is called "Nightjet" and offers comfortable travel while you are sleeping. The journey time of the NJ466 is 11 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR for a seat. There a compartments with six seats available. More comfortable are the 6 or 4 berth couchette compartments. And the sleeper compartments which you can book with three, two or one bed. The departure time in Vienna is at 21:30. The arrival time in Zurich at 08:30.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ466 Vienna - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Vienna
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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