There are 7 ways to get from Paris to Pilatus 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 Luzerntrain Ic21 / ...
6h 22mCHF 182–322Train via Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ic21 / ...
6h 25mCHF 69–178Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Zurich Bus Stationbus N99 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Luthernbus
12h 43mCHF 182–242Drive 603.7 km
- Drive from Paris to Pilatuscar 603.7 km
7h 13mCHF 95–137Fly to Zurich Airport, train, line 83 train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain
6h 45mFly to Basel, train, line 83 train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Alpnachstadtrain
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain
7h 23mFly 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 Luzerntrain
9h 41mCHF 132–275
Paris to Pilatus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Pilatus is to train via Basel which costs SFr 65 - SFr 180 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Pilatus is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare de Lyon and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Basel SBB, Luzern and Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 22m.
The distance between Paris and Pilatus is 630 km. The road distance is 603.7 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Pilatus without a car is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Paris to Pilatus, including transfers.
Paris to Pilatus train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Paris Gare de Lyon station.
The best way to get from Paris to Pilatus is to train which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 250 and takes 12h 43m.
Paris to Pilatus train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Pilatus is 604 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Paris to Pilatus.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Pilatus Kulm via Basel SBB, Luzern, Alpnachstad, and Alpnachstad PB in around 6h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Pilatus via Zurich and Luthern in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
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 Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
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 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 65–320
- 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 Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- info@pilatus.ch
- Website
- pilatus.ch
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- 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 40–130
- 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, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- INFORMAZIONI@BARTOLINIPULLMAN.IT
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Zurich to Luthern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
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