There are 11 ways to get from Orthez to Zurich by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the train from Orthez to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
7h 14mCHF 111–289Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Orthez to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
9h 4mCHF 102–265Train
- Take the train from Orthez to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
13h 51mCHF 231–369Train, bus
- Take the train from Orthez to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zürichbus
18h 17mCHF 104–179Drive 1,028.3 km
- Drive from Orthez to Zurichcar 1,028.3 km
12h 10mCHF 172–248Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Orthez to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIQ - ZRH
5h 43mCHF 125–335Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PUF - ZRH
8h 46mCHF 251–468Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Orthez to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 18mCHF 114–295Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Orthez to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Basel (BSL)plane BIQ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 48mCHF 113–351Train via Geneva
- Take the train from Orthez to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
14hCHF 246–384Bus
- Take the bus from Orthez to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1156
18h 18mCHF 108–165
Orthez to Zurich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Orthez to Zurich is to train and bus which costs SFr 100 - SFr 180 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Orthez to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Orthez to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Orthez and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Orthez to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Orthez and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Toulouse Matabiau, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud and Dijon Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 51m.
The distance between Orthez and Zurich is 989 km. The road distance is 1028.3 km.
The best way to get from Orthez to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 13h 51m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Orthez to Zurich, including transfers.
Orthez to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Orthez station.
Orthez to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Orthez station.
The best way to get from Orthez to Zurich is to train which takes 13h 51m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 250 - SFr 470 and takes 8h 46m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 170 and takes 18h 18m.
What companies run services between Orthez, France and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Orthez to Zuerich Hb via Toulouse Matabiau, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, and Dijon Ville in around 13h 51m. Alternatively, Air France flies from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–450
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–490
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
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 Orthez to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Orthez to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Orthez to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Orthez to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Orthez to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Orthez to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Orthez to Zurich train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Orthez to Zurich is 1028 km. It takes approximately 12h 10m to drive from Orthez to Zurich.
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