--- title: "Zurich to Montalchez – 3 ways by train, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Zurich to Montalchez is 146 km. Fastest: train in 1h 56m. Cheapest: drive from CHF18. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-montalchez" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-montalchez.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Zurich to Montalchez [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez) [Montalchez to Zurich](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/montalchez-to-zurich) **Fastest:** 1h 56m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** CHF14\ by train\ **Distance:** 146 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 4 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 146 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 25 min quicker than driving for about the same fare. - [**Train** best fastest cheapest Least hassle 1h 56m CHF14–104 Estimated 5 departures · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez) - [**Drive** 2h 20m CHF18–24 Estimated 172 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez) - [**Taxi** 2h 20m CHF120–175 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez) - [**Bus** 5h 6m CHF41–79 Estimated 3 departures · FlixBus-eu](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [07:59 → 09:55 1h 56m · direct · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IC5 CHF40–82](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:27 → 10:42 2h 15m · 1 change · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IC1 CHF52–104](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:59 → 10:55 1h 56m · direct · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IC5 CHF40–82](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 4. [09:00 → 12:24 3h 24m · 2 changes · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IR55 CHF14–45](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 5. [09:11 → 12:24 3h 13m · 3 changes · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB S15 CHF14–46](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [11:52 → 17:01 5h 9m · 3 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N882 CHF42–76](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [14:20 → 19:26 5h 6m · 3 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N1149 CHF47–79](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 8. [02:40^+1 → 08:01^+1 5h 21m · 5 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N106 CHF41–76](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Montalchez&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t10) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Zurich to Montalchez? The fastest way is by train: about 1h 56m door to door. The straight-line distance is 146 km. What is the cheapest way from Zurich to Montalchez? Train is the cheapest, from CHF14. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Zurich to Montalchez? Yes. Today's timetable shows 2 direct trains, the fastest taking 1h 56m. Fares run CHF14–104 across classes. How much is the bus from Zurich to Montalchez? Buses take about 5h 6m and cost CHF41–79 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Montalchez from Zurich by road? About 172 km, roughly 2h 20m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around CHF18–24; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB - BLS AG (bls) Buses - PostAuto AG - FlixBus-eu - Transports Publics de la Région Lausannoise sa - Service d'automobiles TPF Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Montalchez Former municipality in Neuchâtel, Switzerland Montalchez is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche. [The Montalchez guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/montalchez) [Hotels in Montalchez Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-montalchez, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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