There are 11 ways to get from Penzance to Founex by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv RoissyTgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to GeneveTgv
14h 7mCHF 230–794Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Albert Pier Road to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
27h 35mCHF 57–198Train, bus
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
24h 27mCHF 134–274Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Penzance to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Founex
13h 45mBus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Station
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)NQY - GVA
10h 32mCHF 135–628Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals504 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Geneva479
30h 12mCHF 87–196Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Penzance to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Founex
14h 47mCHF 234–355Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRS - GVA
10h 38mCHF 71–402Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)LHR - GVA
11h 1mCHF 169–356Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BHX - GVA
12h 10mCHF 115–503Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SOU - GVA
11h 41mCHF 221–421
Penzance to Founex by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Founex is to bus via Paris which costs SFr 55 - SFr 200 and takes 27h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Founex is to bus and fly which takes 10h 32m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 650.
No, there is no direct train from Penzance to Founex. However, there are services departing from Penzance and arriving at Coppet via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Genève. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Penzance and Founex is 1487 km.
The best way to get from Penzance to Founex without a car is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 800.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Penzance to Founex, including transfers.
Penzance to Founex train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Penzance station.
The best way to get from Penzance to Founex is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 800. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 200 and takes 27h 35m.
Founex is 1h ahead of Penzance. It is currently 8:46 PM in Penzance and 9:46 PM in Founex.
Penzance to Founex train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Founex, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Penzance to Coppet via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, and Genève in around 14h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Albert Pier Road to Founex, est via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Geneva - Bus Station, Genève, Coppet, and Coppet, gare in around 27h 35m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Southampton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–60
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- CHF 45–65
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Albert Pier Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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