There are 8 ways to get from Caen to Zurich by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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 Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain 3344 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
7h 24mCHF 113–211Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 1774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Stationbus N191
13h 5mCHF 38–73Drive 803.5 km
- Drive from Caen to Zurichcar 803.5 km
8h 52mCHF 125–180Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
6h 43mCHF 108–338Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
16hCHF 39–91Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 47mCHF 130–355Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane CFR - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 29mCHF 136–312Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RNS - ZRH
10h 5mCHF 181–445
Caen to Zurich by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 75 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Saint-Lazare and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Caen and Zurich is 853 km. The road distance is 803.5 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Caen to Zurich, including transfers.
Caen to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Caen station.
Caen to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Zurich is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 75 and takes 13h 5m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Caen to Zuerich Hb via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen to Zurich Bus Station via Paris in around 13h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
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 Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
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 Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–150
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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 9–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Zurich Limmatstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Caen to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Caen to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Caen to Zurich is 804 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Caen to Zurich.
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