There are 13 ways to get from Leeds to Swiss Alps by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, night train, car train, car ferry, 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 Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Colmartrain Tgv
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
14h 55mCHF 353–580Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
11h 5mCHF 65–223Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Zürichbus
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Iseltwald Dorfplatzbus
- Drive from Iseltwald Dorfplatz to Swiss Alpscar
26h 13mCHF 128–204Train, night train
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
23h 47mCHF 252–526Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Swiss Alpscar
14h 15mCHF 326–426Bus, train
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
29h 57mCHF 184–353Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Swiss Alpscar
15h 15mCHF 208–346Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
9h 47mCHF 121–274Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
11h 5mCHF 96–338Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
10h 29mCHF 180–361Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain
12h 16mCHF 183–489Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MAN - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
11h 40mCHF 86–307Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
12h 25mCHF 211–491
Leeds to Swiss Alps by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Swiss Alps is to train and fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 230 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Swiss Alps is to train and fly which takes 9h 47m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Swiss Alps. However, there are services departing from Leeds and arriving at Airolo via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Colmar and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
The distance between Leeds and Swiss Alps is 1538 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Swiss Alps without a car is to train which takes 14h 55m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 14h 55m to get from Leeds to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Leeds to Swiss Alps train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Leeds station.
Leeds to Swiss Alps train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 500+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leeds to Gotthard Passhöhe via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Colmar, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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 120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
- 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 90–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 128
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 128
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 40–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shuttler
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Iseltwald Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–24
- Website
- Shuttler
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- National Express
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- 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 8–45
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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