How do I get from Zurich airport to Thun?

Q: How do I get from Zurich airport to Thun?

IC8 to Thun: CHF 68 for one traveler, 97–100 min. It leaves you at Thun station, by the lake, in 97 to 100 minutes; via Zürich HB and Bern. The IC8 leaves at :46 every hour from 06:46 to 18:46, runs through Zürich HB and Bern, and reaches Thun in 97 to 100 minutes. It is the same train as the one to Interlaken, which carries on. The ticket is SBB's point-to-point fare to Thun, CHF 68.00 an adult, CHF 34.00 for a child 6 to 15 or Half-Fare card, under-6s free, valid all day on any train along the route.

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1 way to Thun

For Zurich generally we recommend the SBB train to Zürich HB; for Thun the answer changes.

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

IC8 to Thun

IC8 · SBB, on a point-to-point ticket

97–100 min rideEvery 60 min06:46–18:46

Zürich Flughafen railway stationThun station

Luggage space

CHF 68total for 1 adultCHF 68 eachBuy ticketOn SBB, on a point-to-point ticket

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4

SBB's point-to-point fare, not a ZVV ticket: CHF 68.00 an adult in 2nd class, 221 tariff kilometres via Bern. Children 6 to 15 and Half-Fare holders pay exactly half, CHF 34.00; under-6s ride free. Valid one day on any train along the route. Supersaver tickets are yield-priced and not shown here.

Luggage. Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.

Hours. The IC8 leaves at :46 every hour from 06:46 to 18:46, 13 a day, reaching Thun 97 minutes later (100 on most trips). It carries on to Interlaken Ost.

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The IC8 leaves at :46 every hour from 06:46 to 18:46, runs through Zürich HB and Bern, and reaches Thun in 97 to 100 minutes. It is the same train as the one to Interlaken, which carries on. The ticket is SBB's point-to-point fare to Thun, CHF 68.00 an adult, CHF 34.00 for a child 6 to 15 or Half-Fare card, under-6s free, valid all day on any train along the route.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Zurich Airport into Zurich

Your destination

Straight there.

Thun is a separate town at the end of Lake Thun in the canton of Bern, 221 tariff kilometres from the airport by way of Bern. The IC8 reaches Thun station, by the lake, in 97 to 100 minutes without a change.

Zurich Airport

Follow the signs

Zürich Flughafen railway station

IC8 to Thun · 97–100 min

Thun

IC8 to Thun serves Thun. SBB train to Zürich HB does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the IC8 to Thun runs 06:46–18:46. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Thun

Find the stop

Zürich Flughafen railway station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose IC8 to Thun

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Thun

97–100 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the SBB train to Zürich HB stop at Thun?

No. It runs to Zürich HB.

Does the VBZ tram 10 stop at Thun?

No. It runs to Zürich.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the IC8 to Thun runs 06:46–18:46. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

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