By Train from Zürich / Zurich (Switzerland) to Chur (Switzerland)

Three of the daily departures, those which are usually scheduled to leave Zurich at 10:00 and 14:00 and 18:00, are by ICE4 trains that have travelled from Germany.

Final Destination: Chur

All trains also call at: Landquart

Connect at Landquart into RhB trains towards Klosters and Davos.

Departing From Zurich HB:

These trains will depart from the street level platforms/tracks at Zurich HB - gleis 3 - 18.

From Zurich Flughafen/Airport:

There are now hourly direct trains between the station at Zurich Flughafen/Airport and Chur, but those trains take an indirect route via St Gallen.

So it's possible to save around 50 mins on a train journey from Zurich Airport to Chur, by changing trains at Zurich HB station.

Making the transfer will be much easier if you take a train from Zurich Flughafen to Zurich HB which uses the same part of Zurich HB station (platforms/tracks/gleis 3 - 18) that the trains on to Chur depart from.

So when taking a train from the airport target either;
(1) the trains on route S24 heading to Zug - every 30 mins.
(2) the IR train that terminates at Zurich HB - 1 x train per hour on route IR 75.
(3) the IR train to Basel via Lenzburg (route IR 37) and NOT the trains via  Brugg - 1 x train per hour.

Arriving in Chur:

Connect at Chur into RhB trains on towards St Moritz and Arosa.

Also connect at Chur for buses to the Laax-Flims-Falera ski resort - click the purple Chur station button above to access more info.

The train journey from Zurich to Chur:

Type of Scenery: Lakes

Star Rating: *****

From the left of the train (when facing the direction) of travel, there are fabulous views over Lake Zurich...
 

and then over the Walensee...
 

...before the train makes its first station call in Sargans

This journey is so fabulous that it has been included in the list of the 15 Most Beautiful Swiss Train Journeys.

Then between Sargans and Chur there are very pleasant views of distant mountain ranges from both sides of the train.

If you are new to travelling by train in Switzerland our Swiss Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.