There are 8 ways to get from Paris to Grenchen by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain Ic51
4h 16mCHF 165–302Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N199
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain Ic51
9h 30mCHF 51–84Drive 515 km
- Drive from Paris to Grenchencar 515 km
6hCHF 80–116Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain
5h 16mCHF 99–274Train via Basel
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nordtrain Ic51
4h 19mCHF 54–163Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Grenchen Südtrain
5h 45mCHF 112–313Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CDG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Grenchen Nordtrain
6h 48mCHF 134–296Fly Paris Orly Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORY - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Grenchen Nordtrain
6h 39mCHF 101–288
Paris to Grenchen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Grenchen is to bus and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Grenchen is to train which takes 4h 16m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Grenchen. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare de Lyon and arriving at Grenchen Nord via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 16m.
The distance between Paris and Grenchen is 581 km. The road distance is 515 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Grenchen without a car is to train which takes 4h 16m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Paris to Grenchen, including transfers.
Paris to Grenchen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Paris Gare de Lyon station.
Paris to Grenchen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Grenchen is 515 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Paris to Grenchen.
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What companies run services between Paris, France and Grenchen, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Grenchen Nord via Basel SBB in around 4h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Grenchen Süd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Grenchen Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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