There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery by train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to GardonneTer
9h 54m€123–367Train to Basel, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
8h 16m€97–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LausanneIc5 / ...
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to GardonneTer
18h 37m€138–267Drive 842 km
- Drive from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery842 km
9h 35m€148–213Fly Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ZRH - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
7h 22m€132–309Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to StrasbourgTer / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to GardonneTer
12h 17m€209–411Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern106
- Take the bus from Bern to Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Take the bus from Brive La Gaillarde to Perigueux
- Take the bus from LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) to LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF330 / ...
19h 4mTrain to Basel, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train, taxi
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)BSL - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marmande
- Take the taxi from Marmande to Plum Village Monastery
8h 45m€167–390Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Mulhouse Ville
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)SXB - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
9h 9m€154–341Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Cenon to Gardonne
9h 55m€131–305
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery is to train and fly which costs €95 - €280 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery is to fly and train which takes 7h 22m and costs €130 - €310.
The distance between Zurich and Plum Village Monastery is 1248 km. The road distance is 842 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 54m and costs €120 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery, including transfers.
The best way to get from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery is to train via Paris which takes 9h 54m and costs €120 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 19h 4m.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Plum Village Monastery is 842 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Zurich to Plum Village Monastery.
There are 17+ hotels available in Plum Village Monastery.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Plum Village Monastery, France?
You can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Plum Village Monastery via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Montparnasse - Rue de l'Arrivée, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Bordeaux St Jean, and Gardonne in around 9h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Plum Village Monastery via Bern, P.E. Brive Laroche, Brive La Gaillarde, Perigueux, LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2), and LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF in around 19h 4m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Basel to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Basel to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Basel to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Zuerich Hb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Cenon to Gardonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marmande
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Brive La Gaillarde to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 0970 870 870
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from LR PERIGUEUX-Gare SNCF(2) to LR BERGERAC-Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Taxi Sainte-Bazeille et Eyssette Pascal
- Phone
- +33 6 89 81 47 58
Taxi de l'Avance Lagauzere Sebastien
- Phone
- +33 6 71 24 18 50
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