There are 11 ways to get from Dax 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Dax to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
9h 2mCHF 283–548Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Dax to Bayonnetrain Ter / ...
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1149
18h 23mCHF 68–150Bus
- Take the bus from Dax to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 10mCHF 73–99Drive 1,049.2 km
- Drive from Dax to Zurichcar 1,049.2 km
11h 16mCHF 164–237Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dax to Biarritztrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIQ - ZRH
5h 46mCHF 120–422Train
- Take the train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
11h 14mCHF 214–399Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
6h 30mCHF 106–271Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 34mCHF 93–336Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dax to Pautrain
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PUF - ZRH
8h 54mCHF 266–669Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dax to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
8h 51mCHF 91–286Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 32mCHF 107–344
Dax to Zurich by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dax to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 100 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Dax to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 430.
No, there is no direct bus from Dax to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Dax and arriving at Zürich via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Dax to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Dax and arriving at Zürich HB via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Dax and Zurich is 1299 km. The road distance is 1049.2 km.
The best way to get from Dax to Zurich without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 2m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Dax to Zurich, including transfers.
Dax to Zurich bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Dax station.
Dax to Zurich train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Dax station.
The best way to get from Dax to Zurich is to train via Paris which takes 9h 2m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 100 and takes 17h 10m.
What companies run services between Dax, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dax to Zürich HB via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, and Paris Gare de Lyon in around 9h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dax to Zürich via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–430
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Dax to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–130
- 1st Class
- CHF 130–170
Train from Dax to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 30–45
Train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 140–190
- 1st Class
- CHF 180–230
Train from Dax to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 15–20
- 1st Class
- CHF 30–40
Train from Dax to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–26
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Dax to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–26
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–50
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 Dax to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
- 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 100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 160–230
Train from Dax to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–20
- 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 9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 14–20
Train from Dax to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- 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 22–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- 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 21–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 30–50
Train from Dax to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- 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 7–11
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 11–17
Train from Dax to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- 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 13–19
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 20–28
Train from Dax to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–29
- 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 13–19
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 20–29
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Dax to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bayonne to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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Dax to Zurich bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Dax to Zurich train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dax to Zurich is 1049 km. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Dax to Zurich.
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