Paris to Zurich - Train/Plane?

Hi all,

I was wondering does anyone know how long the train ride is from Paris to Zurich? Any good websites?

Or is it more efficient to take the plane?

Thanks in advance!

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It would take you about 6.5 hours to travel to Zurich by train. There are very few direct trains and most routings will require at least one change. Mulhouse, Basel, Geneva or Lusanne are all possible transfer stations.

The only budget airline that *might* fly this route is Air Berlin and I am not too hopeful that they will have direct flights.. www.airberlin.com

If you are travelling RT definitely check Air France and Swiss. In fact check them in any case.

For train timetables try www.bahn.de. You might be able to get some idea of fares at www.voyages-sncf.com. If you think you want to travel by rail check this page by MorganB before trying to book your tickets: http://tinyurl.com/qpdef

If you can tell us when you are travelling and if you are returning to Paris or just making a one way trip somebody might have some other ideas.

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I%26#39;m heading into Paris on the 30th, staying for a day and then I%26#39;d like to travel to Geneva/Zurich the next day. I%26#39;m trying to cram as many cities as I can into my trip. I checked some flights and they only go into Geneva - is Geneva to Zurich close by train?

Thanks....!

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Paris-Geneva ~3hrs25 by direct TGV. I wouldn%26#39;t even consder doing this by air.

Geneva-Zurich ~2hrs40 by direct express. www.sbb.ch

But if you just want to get to as many cities as possible in the shortest possible time, you are headed in the wrong direction.

Paris-Lille ~ 1 hour

Lille-Brussels ~35 minutes

Brussels-Rotterdam ~2 hours

Rotterdam-Amsterdam ~40 minutes

and so on...

Is this some kind of student bet thing?

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Easyjet fly from Paris-Geneva - you can get some very cheap flights if you%26#39;re lucky. You won%26#39;t find the flights on the regular travel agency sites (expedia/anyway/lastminute etc) you should look directly on their website. I use this route a few times a year and it%26#39;s fine. Door to door I%26#39;d day it%26#39;s quicker than the train.

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Paris-Zurich travel time will be cut down to 4hr30 from June 2007, thanks to the new TGV Est line (the train will run through Strasbourg and Basel).

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What was the name of that site that used to give you links to ALL the budget airlines? It was organized by city.

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I found it: http://www.whichbudget.com/

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Thanks for the input!

I%26#39;m going with school to Eastern Europe for 2 weeks and I%26#39;ve extended an extra week so I can do some more travelling. Do you think it%26#39;s worth staying in Paris for 2 days or 1 day in Paris and 1 day in Switzerland instead? I%26#39;ve never been to either and I know there must be a lot to see.

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