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How to get fromNîmes to Locarnoby train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 9 ways to get from Nîmes to Locarno by train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Nimes to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain train
    9h 49m
    CHF 117–195

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain train
    13h 52m
    CHF 47–81

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nîmes to Milanbus bus FlixBus N1138
    2. Take the bus from Milan to Bellinzonabus bus FlixBus 076
    13h 37m
    CHF 64–98

  4. Drive  580.2 km

    1. Drive from Nîmes to Locarnocar car 580.2 km
    7h 44m
    CHF 98–141

  5. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MRS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain train
    4. Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain train
    7h 18m
    CHF 77–270

  6. Train via Geneva

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain train Ic
    11h 1m
    CHF 189–320

  7. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MRS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain train
    7h 40m
    CHF 142–373

  8. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane LYS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain train
    4. Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain train
    6h 42m
    CHF 104–312

  9. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane MRS - BGY
    3. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain train
    8h 13m
    CHF 75–258

Nîmes to Locarno by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration9h 49mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 117Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 819.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 49m

What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Locarno, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Nimes to Locarno via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale in around 9h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nîmes to Locarno, Debarcadero via Milan, Bellinzona, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 13h 37m.

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