There are 8 ways to get from France to Solothurn by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Olten (TGV)
best- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
5h 25mCHF 107–227Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Basel (BSL)plane NCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
5h 19mCHF 54–241Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N191
10h 49mCHF 64–127Drive 511.5 km
- Drive from Paris to Solothurncar 511.5 km
5h 56mCHF 83–120Train
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Moutiertrain Ic51
6h 19mCHF 176–513Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Solothurntrain
5h 22mCHF 114–331Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Solothurntrain
5h 46mCHF 55–272Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurntrain
5h 41mCHF 96–301
France to Solothurn by subway and train (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Solothurn is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 130 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from France to Solothurn is to fly and train which takes 5h 19m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from France to Solothurn. However, there are services departing from Hôtel de Ville and arriving at Solothurn via Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel SBB and Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 25m.
The distance between France and Solothurn is 597 km. The road distance is 511.5 km.
The best way to get from France to Solothurn without a car is to train via Olten which takes 5h 25m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from France to Solothurn, including transfers.
France to Solothurn train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Gare De Lyon station.
The best way to get from France to Solothurn is to train via Olten which takes 5h 25m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 130 and takes 10h 49m.
France to Solothurn train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Basel Sbb station.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Solothurn is 511 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from France to Solothurn.
What companies run services between France and Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
TGV inOui operates a train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 90–150 and the journey takes 3h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Paris to Basel SBB twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–65 and the journey takes 7h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- 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 90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–480
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Moutier
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Moutier
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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