What is the best way to travel between Zurich, Switzerland, and Paris, France

What is the best way to travel between Zurich, Switzerland, and Paris, France


Sameer .

Answered On : 11, Dec 2019

Switzerland is a magical destination that is known for its breath-taking natural landscapes, snow-capped mountains, chocolate, its beautiful towns, villages, and the cultural variety within this small country. 

Indian travelers especially plan Switzerland holiday tours to commune with nature during summer, to visit the popular mountain peaks like Jungfraujoch, Mount Titlis, Mount Pilatus, etc.

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Although Switzerland is always a part of longer itineraries in Europe for 2 to 3 days, it remains a destination where tourists travel more on private or customized Switzerland Holiday Packages.

Another reason is that it is especially popular among honeymooners, first-time travelers (to Europe) and families.

Swiss Holiday

It is also easy to extend the vacation from Switzerland to other popular bordered European destinations like Austria, France, Germany, and Italy. As a result, one of the most popular itineraries is '07 days tour to Switzerland with Paris'.

 

The question now arises that 'What is the best way to travel between Zurich, Switzerland, and Paris, France'

Undoubtedly, the best way to travel between Zurich and Paris is by Train.

Here are the reasons :

  • Zurich HB (Zurich- Train station) is a very central location in Zurich
  • Paris gare Lyon (Paris -Train Station) is a very central location in Paris 
  • There is a train approximately every hour from Zurich HB to Paris gare Lyon
  • The average travel time by train between Zurich HB and Paris gare Lyon is 5 hours and 20 Minutes.
  • There are high-speed trains TGV Lyria trains (the Brand name for TGV railway between France & Switzerland)
  • It takes 4 hours and 03 Minutes only by high-speed trains TGV Lyria
  • First Train leaves Zurich HB for Paris gare Lyon at 05:21
  • The last Train leaves Zurich HB for Paris gare Lyon at 17:27
  • Traveling by train between Zurich and Paris is an experience in itself for travelers.
  • Trains are very comfortable with the options of both first and second class.

Platform Lucerne Train Station, Switzerland


Shad Siddiqui

Answered On : 07, Dec 2019

Every tour operator comes up with their offers on holiday packages or tours to Paris and Switzerland as soon as its time for summer vacations in India, you will find both GROUP-TOURS and customizable PRIVATE-TOURS.

A vacation to Paris or Switzerland holiday is always on top of the list for Indian travelers, especially if it is the first time to Europe. 

Switzerland Holiday Packages

Best way to travel between Zurich and Paris

When you are on a GROUP TOUR there is a coach along with your group (40-45 people) traveling together and a tour-manager on board to coordinate everything like sightseeing, activities, meals, etc.

Generally, it is a long-distance coach and remains with the group from the time of your arrival at the airport till the departure. In a group package, travel between Paris to Zurich (Switzerland) is by coach too.

DISTANCE - Approx 600 Kms, assuming you are traveling from a city center location in Paris (although hotels in a group tour are always outside the city) to your hotel in Zurich (Outside of Zurich) it takes approx 8-10 hours (considering midway stops) to reach and settle down in your next destination.

As a result, you do not have any activity planned on this day.

Lucerne in Switzerland

However, when you are on customizable PRIVATE-TOUR to Paris and Switzerland (You choose to stay in downtown hotels). You have options to choose from on the way you wish to travel between Zurich (Switzerland) and Paris (France) or vice versa

There are many ways to do it. For example 

  1. TRAIN: The average travel time by train between Zurich HB (Zurich- Train station) and Paris gare Lyon (Paris -Train Station) is 5 hours and 20 Minutes. There are high-speed trains also like TGV Lyria trains (It is a brand name for TGV railway lines connecting France and Switzerland). The fastest you can reach Paris from Zurich (or Vice versa) is 4 hours and 03 Minutes only. First Train leaves Zurich HB (Zurich Main Train station) at 05:21 and the last at 17:27. Hence on average, there is a train approximately every hour from Zurich HB (Zurich- Train station) to Paris gare Lyon (Paris -Train Station). 
  2. BUS: You will also find bus service to travel between Zurich and Paris, It starts from a Bus station near Zurich HB (Zurich- Train station) and a direct bus reaches Paris in approx 8 Hours. Traveling by bus is also the cheapest way to travel between Zurich and Paris (or vice versa)  
  3. FLIGHTS: Assuming you are traveling from India you can plan your journey with either Swiss Air or Air France. When you are flying Swiss Air your routing would be India-Zurich-Paris-Zurich-India and if you are flying France your routing would be India-Paris-Zurich-Paris-India. In both the options you have a stopover in each city. Alternatively, if you are flying airlines like Emirates airlines (Routing India-Dubai-Paris------Zurich-Dubai-India) you will have to buy another sector ticket for the sector Zurich-Paris (or vice versa). 
  • Flights are not long and tickets are not very expensive if planned in advance, however, you must consider the time to travel to the airport, waiting for the flight, flight time and traveling from airport to your hotel. (Airports are outside the city) 

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