There are 10 ways to get from Nantes to Switzerland by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
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 Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTE - GVA
4h 12mCHF 48–218Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NTE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 17mCHF 46–199Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train 411C / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
7h 51mCHF 277–459Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N99 / ...
16h 38mCHF 83–130Drive 895 km
- Drive from Nantes to Zurichcar 895 km
10h 14mCHF 150–216Fly to Basel
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
4h 6mCHF 69–226Fly to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NTE - ZRH
6h 25mCHF 90–299Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NTE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
6h 20mCHF 77–252Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Annemassetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
11h 30mCHF 306–474Train, bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Lyon Perrachetrain 121A / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
14h 30mCHF 135–225
Nantes to Switzerland by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Switzerland is to bus which costs SFr 80 - SFr 130 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare de Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 51m.
The distance between Nantes and Switzerland is 614 km. The road distance is 895 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Switzerland without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 51m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 460.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Nantes to Switzerland, including transfers.
Nantes to Switzerland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Switzerland train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs SFr 270 - SFr 460 and takes 7h 51m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 130 and takes 16h 38m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Switzerland?
easyJet and Air France fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nantes to Zürich Stadelhofen via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Zürich HB in around 7h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–350
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Annemasse to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Switzerland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Nantes to Switzerland train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nantes to Switzerland is 895 km. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Nantes to Switzerland.
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