There are 12 ways to get from Caen to Locarno by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train via Bellinzona
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
10h 7mCHF 159–471Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CDG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 43mCHF 83–326Bus, train
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lausannebus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Locarnotrain Ic
18h 57mCHF 174–443Drive 974.5 km
- Drive from Caen to Locarnocar 974.5 km
10h 31mCHF 155–224Train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
11h 36mCHF 212–362Bus
- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bellinzonabus
19h 37mCHF 83–153Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORY - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
8h 47mCHF 88–335Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ORY - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
9h 17mCHF 83–252Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 48mCHF 180–469Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CFR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
14h 53mCHF 84–456Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BVA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
10h 8mCHF 98–362Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BVA - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
10h 56mCHF 93–262
Caen to Locarno by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Locarno is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 160 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Locarno is to train and fly which takes 8h 43m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Locarno via Saint-Lazare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel SBB and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
The distance between Caen and Locarno is 1014 km. The road distance is 974.5 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Locarno without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 10h 7m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 480.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Caen to Locarno, including transfers.
Caen to Locarno train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Locarno is to train via Bellinzona which takes 10h 7m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 160 and takes 19h 37m.
Caen to Locarno train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), arrive at Paris Saint-Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Caen to Locarno is 975 km. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Caen to Locarno.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Caen to Locarno via Paris Saint-Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, and Bellinzona in around 10h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen to Locarno, Debarcadero via Paris, Milan, Bellinzona, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 19h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–120
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montpellier, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–410
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–19
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
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