Borås to Zurich by train
Travel from Borås (Sweden) to Zurich (Switzerland) by train (1189km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
The train connection from Borås in Sweden to Zurich in Switzerland leads via Denmark and Germany. You find train timetables and ticket prices via the booking links. Please read the following information about the route. A good choice is to include the night train from Hamburg to Basel and Zurich.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Borås (Sweden) - Hamburg (Germany) - Zurich (Switzerland)
- 2Borås (Sweden) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Hamburg (Germany) - Zurich (Switzerland)
1189 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 Borås 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 - Borås / Stockholm - Bern / Stockholm - Zermatt / Stockholm - Basel / Gothenburg - Zurich / Gothenburg - Bern / Gothenburg - Zermatt / Gothenburg - Basel / Malmö - Zurich / Malmö - Basel1 Borås (Sweden) - Hamburg (Germany) - Zurich (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Borås (Sweden) to Hamburg (Germany)
Deutsche Bahn offers train tickets from selected destinations in Sweden to Germany, called "Sparpreis Europa". The ticket fare starts at 37 EUR.
These train tickets are available from cities such as Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö to Germany. They always include transit through Denmark on InterCity, EuroCity and ICE trains. From Sweden to Copenhagen, tickets are only available for travel on SJ high-speed trains (marked "X2000" when booking) or Öresundståg trains.
Where to buy a ticket from Borås to Hamburg?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Snabbtåg (S) / Öresundståg (OT) / EuroCity (EC) / IC InterCity Bus (ICBus)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ST1 Stockholm - Berlin / ST2 Berlin - Stockholm / NTMB Malmö - Brussels / NTBM Brussels - Malmö
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SJ Statens Järnvägar / ORE Öresundståg / VEOS Veolia Transport Sverige
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Hamburg - Borås / Stockholm - Munich / Stockholm - Berlin / Gothenburg - Munich / Gothenburg - Cologne / Gothenburg - Hamburg / Malmö - Hamburg / Malmö - Frankfurt am Main / Stockholm - Cologne
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Hamburg (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland)
Travel from Hamburg to Zurich by train. The journey time is 08:30 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 08:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 17 EUR. The departure station is "Hamburg Hbf". The arrival station is "Zürich HB". There is a train connection every two hours.
The more comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" NJ401 overnight train. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Hamburg 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 Hamburg to Zurich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
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 NJ40470 Zurich - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ401 Hamburg - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Hamburg
2 Borås (Sweden) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Hamburg (Germany) - Zurich (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Borås (Sweden) to Copenhagen (Denmark)
To buy a train ticket from Sweden to Denmark, have a look at the booking links. Depending on where you start in Sweden, you first have to buy one ticket from your starting place in Sweden to Copenhagen (Denmark). From Copenhagen, buy a second train ticket to your destination place in Denmark.
If there is no booking option from your departure place in Sweden to Copenhagen, book to Malmö, the last stop in Sweden. From Malmö take a train via the Öresund Bridge (train runs every 20 minutes) to Copenhagen, from where you continue.
From Copenhagen you have frequent train connections to every place in Denmark.
Where to buy a ticket from Borås to Copenhagen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Snabbtåg (S) / Öresundståg (OT) / InterCityLyn (Lyn) / InterCity (IC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
NT 1 Stockholm - Malmö
train company:
SJ Statens Järnvägar / DSB Danske Statsbaner
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Copenhagen - Borås / Stockholm - Copenhagen / Gothenburg - Copenhagen / Malmö - Copenhagen / Gothenburg - Odense / Stockholm - Odense / Gothenburg - Aalborg / Charlottenberg - Aalborg
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Hamburg (Germany)
Travel from Copenhagen to Hamburg by direct InterCity train. The journey time is 4:36 hours. Train tickets are available from EUR 29. There are at least three direct connections daily.
Departure of the direct trains in Copenhagen ("Koebenhavn H") at 07:26, 11:26 and 15:26.
Arrival in Hamburg ("Hamburg Hbf") at 12:02, 16:02 and 20:02.
Find train tickets and train schedules via the booking links.
The trains which includes a ferry crossing from Rødby (Denmark) to Puttgarden (Germany) does not run anymore.
Where to buy a ticket from Copenhagen to Hamburg?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Regional Express (RE) / EuroCity (EC) / InterCityLyn (Lyn) / InterCity (IC)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Hamburg - Copenhagen
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2c Travelling from Hamburg (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland)
Travel from Hamburg to Zurich by train. The journey time is 08:30 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 08:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 17 EUR. The departure station is "Hamburg Hbf". The arrival station is "Zürich HB". There is a train connection every two hours.
The more comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" NJ401 overnight train. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Hamburg 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 Hamburg to Zurich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
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 NJ40470 Zurich - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ401 Hamburg - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Hamburg
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Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
