There are 10 ways to get from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BOD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
4h 9mCHF 45–231Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
14h 18mCHF 244–720Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bellinzonabus FlixBus 076
19h 38mCHF 95–167Drive 955.2 km
- Drive from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarnocar 955.2 km
11h 24mCHF 154–222Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
4h 32mCHF 135–292Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BOD - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 3mCHF 92–225Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain
5h 51mCHF 85–408Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
7h 45mCHF 187–596Train
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
17h 28mCHF 307–722Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 1922
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain Re80
25h 19mCHF 105–185
Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno by tram and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno is to fly and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 240 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 4h 9m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Aéroport and arriving at Locarno, Debarcadero via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, Milan and Bellinzona, Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Aéroport and arriving at Locarno via Bordeaux St Jean, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 18m.
The distance between Bordeaux Airport (BOD) and Locarno is 853 km. The road distance is 955.2 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 14h 18m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno, including transfers.
Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 14h 18m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 170 and takes 19h 38m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux Airport (BOD), France and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Aéroport to Locarno via Gare Saint-Jean, Bordeaux St Jean, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Bellinzona in around 14h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aéroport to Locarno, Debarcadero via Bordeaux Gare St Jean, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, Milan, Bellinzona, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 19h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–430
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–170
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno is 955 km. It takes approximately 11h 24m to drive from Bordeaux Airport (BOD) to Locarno.
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