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How to get fromFort William to Zurichby bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, train, or car ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Fort William to Zurich by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, train, or car ferry

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  1. Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus bus
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane GLA - ZRH
    7h 40m
    CHF 97–241

  2. Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane EDI - ZRH
    7h 57m
    CHF 89–234

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    17h 48m
    CHF 443–718

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus 915
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Zürichbus bus
    30h 10m
    CHF 133–233

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Fort William to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zurichcar car
    18h 44m
    CHF 398–524

  6. Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane plane EDI - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    9h 6m
    CHF 108–271

  7. Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Streetbus bus
    2. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane INV - ZRH
    10h 31m
    CHF 130–337

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    6. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    18h 55m
    CHF 439–776

  9. Bus via Brussels

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus 915
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 594 / ...
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Freiburgbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Freiburg to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 19m
    CHF 177–359

  10. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Fort William to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Zurichcar car
    19h 45m
    CHF 281–455

Fort William to Zurich by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration17h 48mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 443Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,463.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 40m

What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Zurich, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Fort William to Zuerich Hb via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 17h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Zürich via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg in around 30h 10m.

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