There are 6 ways to get from Paris to Alsace by train, night 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.
Recommended option
Train
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Take the train from Paris-Est to Sélestat
Cheapest option
Night bus
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Take the night bus from Paris to Colmar
4 alternative options
Train via Paris Nord
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Take the train from Paris Nord to Selestat
Drive
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Drive from Paris Gallieni to Alsace
Fly to Basel, train
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Basel (BSL)
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Take the train from Saint-Louis to Sélestat
Fly to Zurich, train
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Zurich (ZRH)
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Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
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Take the train from Basel Sbb to Selestat
Paris to Alsace by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Alsace is to night bus which costs €50 - €100 and takes 9h 42m.
The quickest way to get from Paris to Alsace is to train which costs €80 - €140 and takes 2h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Alsace. However, there are services departing from Paris-Est and arriving at Scherwiller via Sélestat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 48m.
The distance between Paris and Alsace is 378 km. The road distance is 506.8 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Alsace without a car is to train which takes 2h 48m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Paris to Alsace, including transfers.
Paris to Alsace train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), depart from Paris-Est station.
The quickest flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Basel Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 5m.
Paris to Alsace train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), arrive at Sélestat station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Alsace is 507 km. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Paris to Alsace.

- Distance: 378 km
- Duration: 2h 48m
What companies run services between Paris, France and Alsace, France?
Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) operates a train from Paris-Est to Sélestat once daily. Tickets cost €150 - €270 and the journey takes 2h 11m. TGV inOui also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a vehicle from Paris to Colmar once daily. Tickets cost €45 - €65 and the journey takes 8h 25m.

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €650
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €490

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €550
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Zurich via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €490

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €850
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Zurich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €600
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €600

- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris-Est to Sélestat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150 - €270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Saint-Louis to Sélestat
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35 - €65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30 - €60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Basel Sbb to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html

- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris l'Est to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80 - €140
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €80 - €110
- 1st Class
- €100 - €140
Train from Paris Nord to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80 - €140
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €80 - €110
- 1st Class
- €100 - €140
Train from Zuerich Hb to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22 - €50
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €22 - €29
- 1st Class
- €35 - €50

Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from St Louis to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13 - €24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €13 - €19
- Rail 1st Class
- €19 - €24

- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25 - €35
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en

- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8 - €11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de

- Phone
- +33 (0) 1 84 94 36 35
- info@lyria.com
- Website
- tgv-lyria.com
Train from Zürich to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20 - €28
- Website
- https://www.tgv-lyria.com/fr/en

Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Night bus from Paris to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45 - €65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
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