There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Thun by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Basel (BSL)plane NCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain
5h 57mCHF 44–287Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice to Turinbus N1719
- Take the bus from Turin to Bernbus FlixBus N506
10h 47mCHF 41–74Train via Genoa
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Brig to Thuntrain Ic8 / ...
10h 18mCHF 57–184Drive 522.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Thuncar 522.5 km
7h 31mCHF 84–120Fly 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 Thuntrain
6h 25mCHF 116–342Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
6h 59mCHF 87–271Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NCE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain
7hCHF 60–345Train
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Gallaratetrain
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain Ec / ...
11h 35mCHF 63–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Baselbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain Ic6 / ...
13h 37mCHF 46–206
Nice to Thun by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Thun is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Thun is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Thun. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Thun via Ventimiglia, Genova P.Za Principe, Milano Centrale, Domodossola and Brig. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
The distance between Nice and Thun is 587 km. The road distance is 522.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Thun without a car is to train via Genoa which takes 10h 18m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Nice to Thun, including transfers.
Nice to Thun train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Ventimiglia station.
The best way to get from Nice to Thun is to train via Genoa which takes 10h 18m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 47m.
Nice to Thun train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Genova P.Za Principe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Thun is 523 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Nice to Thun.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Thun, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Nice-Ville to Thun via Ventimiglia, Genova P.Za Principe, Milano Centrale, Domodossola, and Brig in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Thun via Turin, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Bahnhof, and Bern in around 10h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Brig to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 17–24
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–28
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 Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Turin to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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