My first trip to Europe: Paris to Zurich

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    7 April 2016 at 20:03:34 #808841

    Hello people,

    I am planing my first to Europe and I was lucky enough to get a discount fly to Paris, but my final destination is Zurich, since I will stay with a friend of mine, does any of you can give me an advised on how can I travel (cheap if possible) from Paris ( Charles de Gaulle airport) to Zurich? I am open to train, bus or it is cheaper to but a plane ticket? I am traveling on July 22nd.

    Thank you 🙂

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    Annika
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    7 April 2016 at 20:49:17 #850441

    Welcome Lola045!

    You’ll find all information here: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/france

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    8 April 2016 at 14:47:46 #850442

    Hi, I am so excited about my visit to Switzerland and looking forward to get a post on my question 🙂

    Annika
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    8 April 2016 at 14:55:13 #850443

    Hi Lola45,

    I can’t help much with flights, but the train is a popular and relatively quick way to get to the town centre of Zurich. All information on the train route can be found through the link I gave you. You can study this and let us know in case any questions remain.

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    8 April 2016 at 21:34:25 #850444

    If you plan to get a Swiss Travel Pass, then you can travel on the TGV Lyria to Basel and take a free train ride (using your Swiss Travel Pass) to Zurich.

    For cheap flight deals see here : http://www.skyscanner.net

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    9 April 2016 at 13:16:06 #850445

    Thank you sskundu 😊 I will to check both options but after a 21 hours flight from Costa Rica a 4 hours train trip sound kind a hard, but still doable if I save more money 😊😊😊

    Arno
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    9 April 2016 at 14:30:28 #850446

    Perhaps it’s an option to spend one night in Paris and take a train early next morning. That way you can enjoy the ride. You can reach Zurich before noon and do some sightseeing for the rest of the day. Connecting to a different flight, collecting luggage in Zurich and getting a train into town takes quite some time as well.

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