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How to get fromSwiss Alps to Trierby train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 7 ways to get from Swiss Alps to Trier by train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Airolo to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to LuxembourgtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, HauptbahnhoftrainRe / ...
    10h 38m

  2. Train, bus via Freiburg im Breisgau

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HBtrainIc2 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to FreiburgbusN99 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Freiburg to Trier central train stationbus011
    12h 29m
    €51–114

  3. Drive 494.4 km

    1. Drive from Swiss Alps to Triercar494.4 km
    5h 22m
    €87–125

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeZRH - LUX
    8h 17m

  5. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Airolo to Arth-GoldautrainExt
    2. Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, HauptbahnhoftrainRe1
    11h 21m
    €128–211

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Airolo to Oltentrain
    2. Take the bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Luxembourg P&R Gasperich/Howaldbus
    3. Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Trier Hbfbus
    13h 27m

  7. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
    2. Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeMXP - LUX
    9h 35m
    €60–191

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration1h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€90Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland and Trier, Germany?

You can take a bus from Gotthard Passhöhe to Trier, Hauptbahnhof via Airolo, Stazione, Airolo, Basel SBB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, and Luxembourg, Gare Centrale in around 10h 38m.

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