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 Saint-Lazaretrain K2+ / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
7h 13mCHF 124–231Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 1774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N191
13h 5mCHF 48–88Drive 803.5 km
- Drive from Caen to Zurichcar 803.5 km
8h 52mCHF 129–186Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
6h 33mCHF 139–380Bus, train
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
8h 39mCHF 205–352Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-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 36mCHF 161–395Train, 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 2mCHF 204–433Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CFR - ZRH
7h 8mCHF 87–371
Caen to Zurich by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 90 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 380.
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 13m.
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 13m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 7h 13m 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 Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Zurich is to train which takes 7h 13m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 90 and takes 13h 5m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 380 and takes 7h 8m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Caen to Zuerich Hb via Paris Saint-Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 13m. 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 140–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–430
- 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
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–290
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
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 Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- 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 35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- 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 25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- 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 24–40
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 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 85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 85–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 110–150
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- 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 13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- 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 21–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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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 Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), arrive at Paris Saint-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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