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How to get fromMontpellier to Fribourgby train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, plane, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Montpellier to Fribourg by train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, plane, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train Ic1 / ...
    6h 28m
    CHF 99–191

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Fribourgbus bus FlixBus N1149 / ...
    9h 21m
    CHF 47–75

  3. Drive  537.3 km

    1. Drive from Montpellier to Fribourgcar car 537.3 km
    5h 49m
    CHF 103–149

  4. Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane MPL - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train
    8h 27m
    CHF 202–387

  5. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train Ic1 / ...
    7h 28m
    CHF 104–188

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Montpellier to Valence TGVtrain train Trn
    2. Take the train from Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud to Annecytrain train K21
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+Rbus bus 272
    4. Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train Ic1 / ...
    9h 2m
    CHF 131–207

  7. Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MPL - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train
    6h 15m
    CHF 177–397

  8. Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MPL - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    6h 2m
    CHF 82–320

  9. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane MRS - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    4. Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train
    9h 19m
    CHF 197–391

Montpellier to Fribourg by train

Calendar108Weekly Trains
Duration6h 28mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 99Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 601.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 28m

What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Fribourg, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Fribourg/Freiburg via Lyon Part Dieu and Genève in around 6h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Fribourg/Freiburg, Pl. Gare via Lyon, Fribourg, and Fribourg, Poya in around 9h 21m.

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