How to travel from Zurich to Paris

There are 3 travel options to Paris from Zurich. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Paris from Zurich is by taking a coach, which costs on average €27.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Zurich to Paris:

A coach is €93 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €120 from Zurich to Paris.

Taking a coach costs €31 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of €58.

The fastest way from Zurich to Paris is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 20 min.

There are alternative travel options to Paris that take longer:

Getting to Paris by coach takes 10 h 25 min on average.

Taking a train requires on average 4 h 4 min of travel time.

The Zurich to Paris distance is approximately 489 km.

The average frequency per day from Zurich to Paris is:

• 2 coaches a day.
• Around 47 flights per day.
• 5 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Zurich and Paris as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Zurich to Paris:

• Most travellers catch their coach from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
• Most travellers take a flight from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
• Most travellers board their train from Zurich HB and arrive in Paris Gare de Lyon.

The following travel companies offer services from Zurich to Paris:

• Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Ourbus for coaches to Paris. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Ourbus Zurich to Paris tickets on Omio for €25.
• Air France, SWISS, Air Baltic, LAER, Vueling Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, KLM, Edelweiss Air, Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Austrian Airlines or Air Serbia can take you to Paris by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Vueling Airlines from Zurich to Paris for €120.
• SNCF | TGV Lyria, Deutsche Bahn or TGV INOUI can take you to Paris by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for SNCF | TGV Lyria from Zurich to Paris for €58.

Yes, there are direct routes from Zurich to Paris with the following travel companies:

• You can find 7 direct flights per day to take to Paris with Air France, SWISS or Air Baltic.
• You can find 4 direct trains per day to take to Paris with SNCF | TGV Lyria or TGV INOUI.

Direct services to Paris tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.