There are 4 ways to get from Nice to Samedan by train, bus, car, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tiranotrain Re8
- Take the bus from Tirano, Stazione to Samedan, Bahnhofbus 701
11h 31mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to St. Moritz, Bahnhofbus 631
13h 23mCHF 46–79Drive 487 km
- Drive from Nice to Samedancar 487 km
5h 56mCHF 94–135Fly, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Samedantrain
7h 56mCHF 143–355
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Samedan is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 80 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Samedan is to drive which takes 5h 56m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Samedan. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Samedan, Bahnhof via Nice Airport, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione Nord and St. Moritz, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 23m.
The distance between Nice and Samedan is 526 km. The road distance is 487 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Samedan without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Nice to Samedan, including transfers.
Nice to Samedan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Samedan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Samedan is 487 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Nice to Samedan.
There are 2385+ hotels available in Samedan.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Samedan, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Samedan, Bahnhof via Aéroport / Promenade, Nice Airport, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Lugano, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Stazione Nord, and St. Moritz, Bahnhof in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Tirano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chur to Samedan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- railservice@rhb.ch
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Samedan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- railservice@rhb.ch
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Bus from Tirano, Stazione to Samedan, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice Airport to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to St. Moritz, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- PostAuto AG
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