viskonde
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hi , im not founding information of paris to zurich direct train here in forum .
i found this
LINK TIMED OUT
which says that there is a direct night train, is that information correct?
if not which is the best way to do it? cause here in forum im only findind indirect connections, like paris-brussels-zurich o paris-geneve-zurich?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Oh boy that site is not up do date... :os
There is no night train anymore since several years. I suggest to take a direct TGV train running from Paris Gare de l'Est. If you have a rail pass you will need an additional reservation of 8€. You could avoid this reservation by taking slower trains via Troyes - Mulhouse - Basel.
TGV run at:
Paris dep 0624 | 0824 | 1024 | 1424 | 1824
Zürich arr 1100 | 1300 | 1500 | 1914 | 2300
Flo 8)
viskonde
Traveller
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ah ok, thank you!
that TGV sounds nice .. 8 euros is not that much.. only its a shame cause with it we cant afford an hostel night :P
but ok, sounds nice:)
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
You could try to get a reservation as described here :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/tgv-sncf/42[/u] to Mulhouse and change there to a regular train to Basel and finally Zürich. This will take about 1 hour longer that the direct TGV.
When going via Troyes (and without reservation) there are very limited services available which would take a little over 7 hours. If you want to go this way please check the exact schedule before you go.
Flo 8)
viskonde
Traveller
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thank you for your help.
but for instance, if i go to mulhouse - basel - zurich dont i need to pay some fees too?
'cause im seeing in the timetables from paris to mulhouse if it is not a tgv (which have fees) it takes 6 hours i guess (only to mullhouse)
and well, if from paris to zurich it is only 8 euros for a TGV trip i guess it worths it no?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
If you go the slow route via Troyes - Mulhouse - Basel you dont need to pay extra fees. But, it is of course the slower option and there are not many good connections.
The TGV runs via Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel and is the much faster option (running with up to 320 km/h) - plus there are more connections (I mentioned them above) and you dont have to change.
I'd say the 8€ are worth it on this route.
Flo 8)