There are 3 ways to get from Alsace to Swiss Alps by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain Ir26
6h 55mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brunnen, Bahnhofbus Senise
10h 10mCHF 36–40Drive 270.7 km
- Drive from Alsace to Swiss Alpscar 270.7 km
2h 53mCHF 43–61
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alsace to Swiss Alps is to train and bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 40 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Alsace to Swiss Alps is to drive which takes 2h 53m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
The distance between Alsace and Swiss Alps is 312 km. The road distance is 270.7 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to Swiss Alps without a car is to train which takes 6h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Alsace to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Alsace to Swiss Alps is 271 km. It takes approximately 2h 53m to drive from Alsace to Swiss Alps.
There are 453+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Alsace, France and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Scherwiller to Gotthard Passhöhe via Selestat, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 6h 55m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brunnen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
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