There are 8 ways to get from Montpellier to Olten by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Train (TGV)
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
6h 43mCHF 81–261Bus, train via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bernbus
- Take the train from Bern to Oltentrain Ic8 / ...
10h 25mCHF 36–158Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bernbus FlixBus N872
- Take the train from Bern to Oltentrain Ic6 / ...
10h 20mCHF 44–111Drive 635.5 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Oltencar 635.5 km
6h 31mCHF 103–148Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MPL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
5h 9mCHF 138–427Train via Geneva
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
8h 8mCHF 100–246Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
6h 51mCHF 115–272Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane MRS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
7h 18mCHF 86–252
Montpellier to Olten by train (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Olten is to bus and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 120 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Olten is to fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 430.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Olten. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Olten via Mulhouse Ville and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 43m.
The distance between Montpellier and Olten is 783 km. The road distance is 635.5 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Olten without a car is to train which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 270.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Montpellier to Olten, including transfers.
Montpellier to Olten train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Montpellier to Olten train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mulhouse Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Olten is 635 km. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Montpellier to Olten.
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What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Olten, Switzerland?
TGV inOui operates a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 65–210 and the journey takes 5h 12m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 17–22
- 1st Class
- CHF 30–45
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- 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 30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- 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
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bern to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 19–26
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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