There are 7 ways to get from Barcelonnette to Switzerland by taxi, bus, plane, train, 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.
Taxi, bus, fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Barcelonnette to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinéetaxi
- Take the bus from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Grand Arénasbus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCE - GVA
6h 33mCHF 151–251Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Place Aimé Gassier to GAP - Gare SNCF quai 3bus 535
- Take the bus from Gap to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
13h 23mCHF 38–80Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Barcelonnette to Embruntaxi
- Take the train from Embrun to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
11h 3mCHF 209–368Drive 562 km
- Drive from Barcelonnette to Zurichcar 562 km
7h 10mCHF 88–127Taxi, bus, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the taxi from Barcelonnette to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinéetaxi
- Take the bus from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Grand Arénasbus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCE - ZRH
6h 51mCHF 181–333Bus, train
- Take the bus from Place Aimé Gassier to GAP - Gare SNCF quai 3bus 535
- Take the train from Gap to Grenobletrain Ter
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
11h 38mCHF 112–185Bus
- Take the bus from Place Aimé Gassier to GAP - Gare SNCF quai 3bus 535
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus T91
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Zurich Bus Stationbus
14h 47mCHF 46–72
Barcelonnette to Switzerland by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelonnette to Switzerland is to bus via Lyon which costs SFr 35 - SFr 80 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelonnette to Switzerland is to taxi and bus and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 260.
The distance between Barcelonnette and Switzerland is 558 km. The road distance is 562 km.
The best way to get from Barcelonnette to Switzerland without a car is to taxi and train which takes 11h 3m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Barcelonnette to Switzerland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelonnette to Switzerland is 562 km. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Barcelonnette to Switzerland.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Barcelonnette, France and Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Place Aimé Gassier to Zürich Stadelhofen via Gap, Lyon Perrache Bus Station, Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, and Zürich HB in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
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 Embrun to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Gap to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 38–41
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–95
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 810 06 10 06
- Website
- lignesdazur.com
Bus from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Grand Arénas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2
- Website
- https://www.lignesdazur.com/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Place Aimé Gassier to GAP - Gare SNCF quai 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Gap to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +33 820 08 38 38
- contact@itinisere.fr
- Website
- itinisere.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.itinisere.fr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Grenoble to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
Vtc Alpes Loisirs Evasion
- Phone
- +33 6 17 03 17 51
Taxi Mesrobian
- Phone
- +33 4 92 43 29 26
Vtc Alpes Loisirs Evasion
- Phone
- +33 6 17 03 17 51
Taxi Mesrobian
- Phone
- +33 4 92 43 29 26
Vtc Alpes Loisirs Evasion
- Phone
- +33 6 17 03 17 51
Taxi Mesrobian
- Phone
- +33 4 92 43 29 26
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