There are 14 ways to get from Switzerland to Lake District (Land) by plane, train, car, bus, taxi, night train, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakestrain
8h 31m£106–241Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MXP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakestrain
10h 8m£77–183Train, drive
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Ribbleheadtrain
- Drive from Ribblehead to Lake District (Land)car
18h£410–974Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Halston Hotelbus
- Take the taxi from Halston Hotel to Lake District (Land)taxi
26h 53m£183–276Night train, train, drive
- Take the nighttrain from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Morecambetrain
- Drive from Morecambe to Lake District (Land)car
24h 36m£484–1,168Fly Basel to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BSL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakestrain
8h 26m£98–221Fly Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ZRH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakestrain
8h 39m£99–248Fly Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Penrith North Lakestrain
9h 2m£119–293Fly Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GVA - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Penrith North Lakestrain
9h 9m£116–286Fly Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Penrith North Lakestrain
9h 50m£134–303Fly Zurich Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakestrain
9h 51m£198–513Train, taxi
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Oxenholme Lake Districttrain
- Take the taxi from Windermere to Lake District (Land)taxi
21h 56m£382–788Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Lake District (Land)car
15h 22m£311–405Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Lake District (Land)car
16h 18m£207–348
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Lake District (Land) is to train and fly which costs £75 - £190 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Lake District (Land) is to fly and train which takes 8h 26m and costs £95 - £230.
The distance between Switzerland and Lake District (Land) is 764 miles.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Lake District (Land) without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 26h 53m and costs £180 - £280.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Switzerland to Lake District (Land), including transfers.
Lake District (Land) is 1h behind Switzerland. It is currently 5:28 PM in Switzerland and 4:28 PM in Lake District (Land).
There are 1770+ hotels available in Lake District (Land).
What companies run services between Switzerland and Lake District (Land), England?
There is no direct connection from Switzerland to Lake District (Land). However, you can take the line 10 bus to Genève-Aéroport, WTC, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Penrith North Lakes, walk to Rail Station, take the bus to Bus Station, then take the line 78 bus to National Trust car park. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Lake District (Land) via Zürich HB, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, Leeds, and Ribblehead in around 18h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Ribblehead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Morecambe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- £60–100
AAA Taxis Carlisle
- Phone
- +44 1228 808 777
Carlisle Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1228 247 365
- Website
- carlisle-taxis.com
KV Cars - Carlisle Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1228 263 646
- Website
- kvcars.net
Metro Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1228 522 088
Radio Taxis Carlisle
- Phone
- +44 1228 527 575
- Website
- radiotaxis.org.uk
Ace Taxi Windermere
- Phone
- +44 1539 445 445
- Website
- acetaxiwindermere.co.uk
G Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1539 447 170
South Cumbria Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7835 505 697
- Website
- bowness-taxis.co.uk
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