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Verona to Zürich / Zurich by train

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From Verona Porta Nuova to Zürich HB / Zurich main station

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 4 months* ahead of the travel date

This direct train departs from Verona daily at 16:32 - so target that time when looking up this journey.

When looking up tickets on Trenitalia select 'Zuerich Hb' as the arrival station.

Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets on the Trenitalia (Italian national railways) website is available HERE.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
SBB from 32CHF

SBB Guide

SBB is the main national rail operator in Switzerland, but tickets for journeys by the other significant operators including BLS and SOB can be be booked on the SBB website.

SBB also sells tickets for journeys to many destinations which involve a combination of SBB trains and services provided by the many independent operators who serve the Alpine resort towns.
However, if you will be making a long-distance return day trip, look out for he possibility of SaverDay passes being cheaper than tickets.

Though if you download the SBB app, booking tickets on SBB's mobile services can be simper than using the website.
Also watch out for the fact that booking international tickets can be comparatively quirky.

Trenitalia from €39

Trenitalia Guide

Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:

  • Group Offers, provides for a discount of up to 50% when 3-5 Adults travel together.
  • Family Offer for when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 11 and under.
  • The Children Free Offer is available for journeys by Frecce trains, when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 15 and under.
    Those aged 15 and under travel for free, but the Adults will need to purchase full price 'Base' tickets.
ItaliaRail from €39

ItaliaRail Guide

ItaliaRail lives up to its name by selling tickets for rail journeys within Italy and the core feature of its service is that it is primarily designed to be used by international visitors to Italy.
So the English translations of place names are used when looking up journeys and the terms and conditions for using each type of ticket are clearly explained.
It also clearly points out the additional costs of upgrading to other classes and types of tickets while spelling out the additional benefits of doing so.

Users of InterRail and Eurail passes can also book seat reservations on the Frecce and InterCity trains without paying a booking fee,

Trainline from €39

Trainline Guide

Omio from €39

Omio Guide

Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.

The three key advantages of using Omio are

  • it offers prices in multiple currencies
  • it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
  • when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.

The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.

Omio from €39

Omio Guide

Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.

The three key advantages of using Omio are

  • it offers prices in multiple currencies
  • it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
  • when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.

The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.

On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - YesMountain viewsLake views

Good to Know

Final Destination: Zuerich/Zurich

This train also calls at: Bellinzona and Arth-Goldau (connect for Luzern and Basel) and Zug

This newly introduced direct train departs from Verona daily at 16:32.

We're not 100% certain which type of train will be used though on this 'Gotthard' route -  it's more likely to be an ETR 600 on  Mon-Fri and an ETR 610 at weekends.

Type of Scenery: Mountain, Lakes

Star Rating: **

This is a journey with some wow moments, but you'll need to be travelling between May and September to make the most of them.

The best of the views come as the train travels through Switzerland and it won't be arriving there until the evening

Don't be surprised if this train spends up to 10 mins at stations in Switzerland, these fairly lengthy stops are a feature of the timetable.

This train will reverse direction on departure from Milano Centrale.

Final Destination: Zuerich/Zurich

This train also calls at: Bellinzona and Arth-Goldau (connect for Luzern and Basel) and Zug

This newly introduced direct train departs from Verona daily at 16:32.

We're not 100% certain which type of train will be used though on this 'Gotthard' route -  it's more likely to be an ETR 600 on  Mon-Fri and an ETR 610 at weekends.

Type of Scenery: Mountain, Lakes

Star Rating: **

This is a journey with some wow moments, but you'll need to be travelling between May and September to make the most of them.

The best of the views come as the train travels through Switzerland and it won't be arriving there until the evening

Don't be surprised if this train spends up to 10 mins at stations in Switzerland, these fairly lengthy stops are a feature of the timetable.

This train will reverse direction on departure from Milano Centrale.

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