There are 9 ways to get from Alès to Zurich by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Ales to Nimestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nimes to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
8h 39mCHF 150–255Bus via Valence
cheapest- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Place de la Paixbus E13
- Take the bus from Aubenas Place De La Paix to Valence Gare Routiere Ibus
- Take the bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Zürichbus
13h 58mCHF 51–97Bus
- Take the bus from Ales to Nimesbus
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Zurich Bus Stationbus
12h 3mCHF 58–104Drive 637.2 km
- Drive from Alès to Zurichcar 637.2 km
6h 57mCHF 105–151Train, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MRS - ZRH
6h 49mCHF 99–299Train via Geneva
- Take the train from Ales to Nimestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
9h 38mCHF 151–420Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
8h 10mCHF 162–453Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCE - ZRH
9h 35mCHF 163–429Train, train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Ales to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Basel (BSL)plane MPL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8hCHF 112–386
Alès to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alès to Zurich is to bus via Valence which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Alès to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Alès to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Ales and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Gare Triaire, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Alès to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Ales and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Nimes and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Alès and Zurich is 830 km. The road distance is 637.2 km.
The best way to get from Alès to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 8h 39m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Alès to Zurich, including transfers.
Alès to Zurich bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Ales station.
Alès to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Ales station.
The best way to get from Alès to Zurich is to train which takes 8h 39m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 3m.
What companies run services between Alès, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ales to Zuerich Hb via Nimes and Mulhouse Ville in around 8h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ales to Zurich Bus Station via Nimes, Gare Triaire, Costieres Parnasse, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, and Lyon in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 04 8000 7000
- Website
- Cars Région Ardèche
Bus from Gare Routiere to Place de la Paix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 3
- Schedules at
- Cars Région Ardèche
- Phone
- 04 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Aubenas Place De La Paix to Valence Gare Routiere I
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Alès to Zurich bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Nimes station.
Alès to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nimes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alès to Zurich is 637 km. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Alès to Zurich.
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