There are 12 ways to get from Tarbes to Switzerland 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 Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Take the train from Tarbes to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TLS - GVA
5h 59mCHF 78–276Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zürichbus
17h 46mCHF 68–119Train via Paris (TGV)
- Take the train from Tarbes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
10h 58mCHF 265–396Drive 1,061 km
- Drive from Tarbes to Zurichcar 1,061 km
10h 27mCHF 177–256Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Tarbes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
7h 52mCHF 91–267Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarbes 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
7h 42mCHF 96–310Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane LDE - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
6h 45mCHF 76–383Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarbes 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
8h 14mCHF 138–407Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Tarbes to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIQ - GVA
6h 26mCHF 125–343Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarbes to Pautrain
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PUF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
8h 11mCHF 301–568Train
- Take the train from Tarbes 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 11mCHF 226–348Bus
- Take the bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1156
18h 13mCHF 86–137
Tarbes to Switzerland by train, subway, and foot (TGV)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tarbes to Switzerland is to bus via Lyon which costs SFr 65 - SFr 120 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tarbes to Switzerland is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarbes to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Tarbes and arriving at Zürich via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarbes to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Tarbes and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 58m.
The distance between Tarbes and Switzerland is 644 km. The road distance is 1061 km.
The best way to get from Tarbes to Switzerland without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 58m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Tarbes to Switzerland, including transfers.
Tarbes to Switzerland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarbes station.
Tarbes to Switzerland train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Tarbes station.
The best way to get from Tarbes to Switzerland is to train via Paris which takes 10h 58m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 400. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 120 and takes 17h 46m.
What companies run services between Tarbes, France and Switzerland?
You can take a train from Tarbes 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 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarbes to Zürich Stadelhofen, Bahnhof via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Zürich, and Zürich, Bahnhofstrasse/HB in around 17h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–270
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 65–420
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 850–2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
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 Tarbes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tarbes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tarbes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tarbes to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tarbes to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tarbes to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tarbes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- 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 Tarbes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Tarbes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Tarbes to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- 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 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Toulouse to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Tarbes to Switzerland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Tarbes to Switzerland train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarbes to Switzerland is 1061 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Tarbes to Switzerland.
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