There are 10 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or towncar
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Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SCQ - GVA
5hCHF 68–267Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
19h 48mCHF 331–581Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bragabus
- Take the bus from Braga to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
31h 23mCHF 176–317Drive 1,792.8 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Zurichcar 1,792.8 km
18h 40mCHF 294–425Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Basel (BSL)plane SCQ - BSL
4h 54mCHF 79–225Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SCQ - ZRH
5h 18mCHF 90–304Train to A Coruña Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LCG - GVA
5h 51mCHF 80–303Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane OPO - GVA
8h 10mCHF 326–515Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
26h 36mCHF 358–603Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
32h 27mCHF 99–150
Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 230 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela station to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and arriving at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai via Braga and Geneva Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Mulhouse Ville and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 48m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Switzerland is 1225 km. The road distance is 1792.8 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 48m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela station.
Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland is to fly which takes 5h and costs SFr 65 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs SFr 330 - SFr 600 and takes 19h 48m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 320 and takes 31h 23m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Switzerland?
easyJet and Iberia fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Zürich Stadelhofen via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Mulhouse Ville, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 19h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–450
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Braga to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 259
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença station.
Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland is 1793 km. It takes approximately 18h 40m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Switzerland.
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