Intro
Numerous German cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt or Munich are directly connected to Basel, Zurich, Berne, Chur, Thun, Lugano, Interlaken and Brig.
Direct connections
Your wish for crisp Swiss mountain air can easily be satisfied: Several times daily, German ICE trains arrive directly in Chur or Interlaken. Shoppers will appreciate the direct train connections from Germany to Zurich or Lucerne.
| From / to | Approx. travel time |
| Berlin–Frankfurt–Basel SBB–Interlaken Ost | 9 h 45 min |
| Dortmund/Köln–Mannheim–Basel SBB | 5 h 10 min |
| Hamburg–Frankfurt–Basel SBB | 7 h |
| Stuttgart*–Singen–Zürich | 3 h |
| München*–Lindau–Zürich | 3 h 35 min |
| Frankfurt*–Basel SBB–Zürich–Lugano | 6 h 30 min |
| Dortmund/Köln–Brig | 7h 30 min |
| Berlin–Brig | 9 h 50 min |
| Frankfurt–Brig | 5 h 20 min |
| Berlin–Chur | 10 h 10 min |
| Köln/Dortmund–Chur | 6 h 30 min |
*these connections are not run by ICE, but SBB trains instead.
Overnight connections
| Hamburg–Hannover–Basel–Zürich | 1 night |
| Berlin–Basel SBB–Zürich | 1 night |
Travel classes and services on ICE trains
| 1st and 2nd class | 1st class |
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Timetable & tickets
Arriving in Switzerland
- The ICE takes you directly to the Swiss city centres – step off the train and the city tour can already get started.
- Your journey continues? Once in Switzerland, trains leave at half-hour intervals in all directions: Timetable Swiss public transport