There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Switzerland by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIQ - GVA
5h 40mCHF 126–331Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau to Lyonbus FlixBus N716
- Take the bus from Lyon to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N106 / ...
20h 44mCHF 89–152Train via Paris (TGV)
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
10h 8mCHF 276–433Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
19h 3mCHF 105–186Drive 1,096.7 km
- Drive from Pau to Zurichcar 1,096.7 km
10h 47mCHF 179–259Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
6h 59mCHF 91–260Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PUF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
6h 18mCHF 253–617Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TLS - GVA
6h 48mCHF 105–270Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
7h 31mCHF 135–370Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TLS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
8h 34mCHF 129–299Train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- 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 / ...
13h 57mCHF 262–588
Pau to Switzerland by train, subway, and foot (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Switzerland is to bus via Lyon which costs SFr 85 - SFr 160 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Switzerland is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and Geneva Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 8m.
The distance between Pau and Switzerland is 794 km. The road distance is 1096.7 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Switzerland without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 8m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 440.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Pau to Switzerland, including transfers.
Pau to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Switzerland train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Switzerland is to train via Paris which takes 10h 8m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 190 and takes 19h 3m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Switzerland?
You can take a train from Pau to Zürich Stadelhofen via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Zürich Stadelhofen via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, Geneva Bus Station, Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, and Zürich HB in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 1,000–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Pau to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Pau to Switzerland train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Switzerland is 1097 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Pau to Switzerland.
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