Train from London to Zürich
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Overview
Route: London to Zürich via Paris
Journey time: From 7 hrs 35 mins
Carbon emissions: Train 11 kg per person; Plane 116 kg per person
Return journey: Zürich to London via Paris
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Paris |
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Sample itinerary: Take the 1025 Eurostar from London St Pancras, arriving in Paris at 1347, you can connect to the 1424 TGV to complete the journey to Zürich.
Price: from £137 return
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| Leg 1: | London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord in the heart of Paris. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure. |
Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day
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Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 15 mins
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| Transfer | A short 10-minute walk from Gare du Nord to Gare de l'Est. Exit Gare du Nord, turn left then at the main intersection turn right (slightly downhill) along Rue du Fauberg Saint-Denis for about 400m then left along Rue de Chabrol to Gare de L'Est. Alternatively it is one stop on the metro line - from the Eurostar platform, turn left, walk down the stairs and follow the signs for Metro line M4 to Gare de L'Est (which is signposted 'direction Porte d'Orléans'). |
Short hopTransfer time: Allow 25 minutes
Book a hotel near Gare du Nord/Gare de l'Est
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| Leg 2: | Paris Gare de l'Est to Zurich Departs at 0624, 0824, 1024 (not weekends), 1424, 1824. |
Frequency of service: 4 / 5 daily
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TGV Journey time: From 4 hrs 36 mins
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| Destination |
Willkommen in Zürich. To book tickets on Switzerland's impressively well organised network of over 20,000 km of rail, bus and boat routes go to: Travel by train in Switzerland. |
Book a hotel near Zürich Hauptbahnhof
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Your route to Zürich
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
