Fastest trip from Nice to Wengen – rail or plane?

  • Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    2 May 2018 at 0:41:43 #815664

    We are planning on spending 3 days in Wengen, and are coming from Nice. I do not relish the idea of an 11 hour train ride to get to Wengen, and I was wondering if flying would be a good option? If so, what airport should I fly into from Nice? Bern? Also, in total travel time, would I save time flying vs taking the train?Thanks!

  • Effortlessly learn from the questions and answers in the forum. Receive a daily e-mail with new discussions.

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    2 May 2018 at 6:20:20 #883873

    Hi Mposson and welcome to MySwissAlps!

    Yes about 10.5 hours is the quickest train route. The Swiss railways timetable always gives you the most direct routing,

    I don’t think you’ll find any direct flights to Bern airport from Nice – it is quite small. You’re best bet would be Basel I think (price-wise as EasyJet flies that route). The flight is a little over an hour (plus check-in time etc) and then from Basel airport to Wengen is a little more than 3 hours. Overall you’d probably save about 3-4 hours travel time?

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    2 May 2018 at 14:11:15 #883874

    Thank you, Lucas. It looks like Basel is definitely the option, as flights there are also much cheaper 🙂 The 3-4 hours saved will definitely help.

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    3 May 2018 at 0:26:06 #883875

    However looking into it further, we are leaving Nice on a Sunday, and the flight options seem pretty limited if we want to arrive in Wengen by 7pm

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    3 May 2018 at 5:53:58 #883876

    THe other airport options would be Geneva or Zurich. Milan could theoretically be an option too, but use the timetable to compare overall times.

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    11 May 2018 at 16:55:17 #883877

    Just an update: I got a flight from Nice to Geneva at a decent time and price for Sunday! Thank you for the help!

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    12 May 2018 at 5:10:56 #883878

    Great. Happy Travels!

  • The thread ‘Fastest trip from Nice to Wengen – rail or plane?’ is closed to new replies.

About MySwissAlps

We’re passionate tourists and locals. We share tips about how to plan a trip to Switzerland. MySwissAlps was founded in 2002.

Get a free account for a worry-free trip

  • Join our 10730 members and ask us questions in the forum
  • Access to member-only promotions
  • Detailed maps and weather forecasts

Planning your first Switzerland adventure?

Get a jump-start with Annika’s 20-minute e-mail course, “Switzerland for beginners”. Subscribe to our newsletter to unlock the course.