There are 11 ways to get from Greater Manchester to Switzerland by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
5h 9mCHF 57–206Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 14mCHF 38–197Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
11h 48mCHF 338–543Bus
- Take the bus from Raby Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Zürichbus
22h 53mCHF 93–160Train, night train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
20h 33mCHF 213–433Fly to Basel
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Basel (BSL)plane MAN - BSL
5h 3mCHF 68–244Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
5h 22mCHF 58–236Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 25mCHF 61–200Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Manchester to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
25h 13mCHF 112–174Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Greater Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zurichcar
13h 48mCHF 319–410Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Greater Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zurichcar
14h 49mCHF 221–365
Greater Manchester to Switzerland by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greater Manchester to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 200 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Greater Manchester to Switzerland is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Greater Manchester to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Raby Street and arriving at Zürich via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Greater Manchester to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Greater Manchester and Switzerland is 1021 km.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Switzerland without a car is to train which takes 11h 48m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Greater Manchester to Switzerland, including transfers.
Greater Manchester to Switzerland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Raby Street station.
Greater Manchester to Switzerland train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Switzerland is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 330 - SFr 550 and takes 11h 48m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 160 and takes 22h 53m.
What companies run services between Greater Manchester, England and Switzerland?
easyJet, Ethiopian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Mary's to Zürich Stadelhofen via Charlotte Street, Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 11h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Raby Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Want to know more about travelling around Switzerland
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Booking & Getting There
Greater Manchester to Switzerland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Switzerland is 1h ahead of Greater Manchester. It is currently 11:31 PM in Greater Manchester and 12:31 AM in Switzerland.
Greater Manchester to Switzerland train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Book your Greater Manchester to Switzerland bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1236+ hotels available in Switzerland.















































