There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Swiss Alps by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
8h 38mFly Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
9h 52mCHF 43–163Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
15h 31mBus, drive
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzernbus
- Drive from Engelberg, Bahnhof to Swiss Alpscar
25h 24mCHF 81–121Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Swiss Alpscar
14h 46mFly Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
10h 16mCHF 65–233Fly Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain
11h 14mCHF 100–280Fly Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MAN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
10h 43mCHF 59–214Train to Liverpool, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LPL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain
11h 53mCHF 134–370Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
27h 28mBus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBBbus 099
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
29h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Swiss Alpscar
15h 51mCHF 224–328
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 170 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 9h 52m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 170.
The distance between Manchester and Swiss Alps is 1170 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Swiss Alps without a car is to train which takes 15h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Manchester to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
There are 433+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Gotthard Passhöhe via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 15h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–120
Flights from Liverpool to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Liverpool to Geneva International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–90
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- 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 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–14
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–29
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–170
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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