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How to get fromPortbou to Zurichby train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Dijon Villetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    10h 49m
    CHF 186–354

  2. Train, bus via Lyon

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Perpignantrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus
    14h 4m
    CHF 66–134

  3. Drive 894.2 km

    1. Drive from Portbou to Zurichcar car 894.2 km
    9h 3m
    CHF 146–211

  4. Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain train
    2. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BCN - ZRH
    7h 25m
    CHF 71–226

  5. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    12h 57m
    CHF 187–510

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Portbou to Gironatrain train R11 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Girona - Bus Station to Zürichbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    18h 58m
    CHF 103–190

  7. Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain train
    2. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BCN - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    8h 49m
    CHF 87–315

  8. Train, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Perpignantrain train
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    3. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MRS - ZRH
    9h 16m
    CHF 117–305

  9. Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Cerbere to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    2. Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MPL - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    9h 11m
    CHF 124–438

Portbou to Zurich by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration10h 49mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 186Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,034.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 49m

What companies run services between Portbou, Spain and Zurich, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Cerbere to Zuerich Hb via Montpellier Saint-Roch and Dijon Ville in around 10h 49m.

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