There are 7 ways to get from Cherbourg to Zurich by train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3318 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
8h 24mCHF 274–433Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CFR - ZRH
10h 14mCHF 110–447Drive 925 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Zurichcar 925 km
10h 9mCHF 155–223Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
7h 43mCHF 162–379Train #2
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3318 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
8h 24mCHF 174–273Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 47mCHF 199–433Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RNS - ZRH
10h 56mCHF 225–491
Cherbourg to Zurich by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Zurich is to drive which costs SFr 150 - SFr 230 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct train from Cherbourg to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Zürich HB via Saint-Lazare and Paris Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Cherbourg and Zurich is 984 km. The road distance is 925 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 440.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Cherbourg to Zurich, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg station.
Cherbourg to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg to Zurich is 925 km. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Cherbourg to Zurich.
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What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cherbourg to Zürich HB via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare de Lyon in around 8h 24m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Lyon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–330
- 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 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
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