There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Val-Cenis by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, shuttle, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain Fr
7h 16m€167–242Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Oulxbus 480
- Drive from Oulx to Val-Ceniscar
8h 33m€40–76Drive 430.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Val-Ceniscar 430.3 km
5h 59m€78–113Fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Brides-les-Bains
- Drive from Brides-les-Bains to Val-Ceniscar
7h 2m€173–427Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain Ter
7h 53m€166–258Train, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain Ic1 / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Take the taxi from Val Thorens Arolles to Val-Cenistaxi
8h 37m€274–377Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain
6h 47m€152–308Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane ZRH - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Modanetrain
9h 13m€148–375
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Val-Cenis is to bus and drive which costs €40 - €80 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Val-Cenis is to drive which takes 5h 59m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Val-Cenis. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Modane via Como S. Giovanni and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Zurich and Val-Cenis is 511 km. The road distance is 430.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Val-Cenis without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €160 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Zurich to Val-Cenis, including transfers.
Zurich to Val-Cenis train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
Zurich to Val-Cenis train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Como S. Giovanni station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Val-Cenis is 430 km. It takes approximately 5h 59m to drive from Zurich to Val-Cenis.
There are 1130+ hotels available in Val-Cenis.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Val-Cenis, France?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Val-Cenis via Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale, and Modane in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Oulx
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- RegioJet
- [email protected]
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Brides-les-Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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