There are 8 ways to get from Cherbourg to Zurich by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3312 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
8h 21mCHF 182–306Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain Ter
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Stationbus
15h 41mCHF 90–170Drive 925 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Zurichcar 925 km
10h 9mCHF 152–219Train 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 41mCHF 160–378Train via Zürich HB
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3312 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
8h 55mCHF 262–766Train 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 46mCHF 199–495Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Pontchailloutrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RNS - ZRH
11h 5mCHF 230–460Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CFR - ZRH
12h 13mCHF 124–447
Cherbourg to Zurich by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Zurich is to train and bus which costs SFr 90 - SFr 170 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m 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 Zuerich Hb via Saint-Lazare and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
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 21m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 8h 21m 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 Zuerich Hb via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 8h 21m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Zurich Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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