There are 9 ways to get from Modane to Zurich by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Modane to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBEc / ...
6h 57mCHF 58–123Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxAutocar
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Zurich Bus StationFlixBus N1156
9h 43mCHF 56–87Drive 441.9 km
- Drive from Modane to Zurich441.9 km
5h 2mCHF 72–104Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)GVA - ZRH
6h 27mCHF 128–383Train
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
7h 15mCHF 79–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Bolzano to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Castione
- Take the train from Castione-Arbedo to Zürich HB
11h 6mTrain to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)TRN - ZRH
7h 56mCHF 85–406Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MXP - ZRH
6h 40mCHF 83–253Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)LYS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
8h 3mCHF 146–343
Modane to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modane to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Modane to Zurich is to drive which takes 5h 2m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Modane to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Chambéry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Modane to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Zürich HB via Milano Centrale and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 57m.
The distance between Modane and Zurich is 493 km. The road distance is 441.9 km.
The best way to get from Modane to Zurich without a car is to train via Milan which takes 6h 57m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Modane to Zurich, including transfers.
Modane to Zurich bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Modane station.
Modane to Zurich train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Modane station.
The best way to get from Modane to Zurich is to train via Milan which takes 6h 57m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 90 and takes 9h 43m.
What companies run services between Modane, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Modane to Zürich HB via Milano Centrale and Lugano in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modane to Zurich Bus Station via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Chambéry in around 9h 43m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–45
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 12–17
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Castione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Castione-Arbedo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Turin Corso Bolzano to Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- CHF 16–21
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More Questions & Answers
Modane to Zurich bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Modane to Zurich train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modane to Zurich is 442 km. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Modane to Zurich.
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