How to get to Switzerland: plane, train, bus

The best ski resorts in the world, ancient castles and magnificent chateaus are looking forward to the next tourists from Russia. A few days surrounded by the snowy Alps will be the best winter adventure of your life. Today we have to go from Moscow to one of the most attractive countries in Europe. We will tell you how to get to Switzerland, and which of the proposed methods will appeal to domestic travelers.

Airplane

The easiest, fastest, but not the cheapest way to be in the company of magnificent mountain ranges is air travel. To find the best flights for air travel, we will again use the already familiar aviasales.ru service.

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Today, regular flights in this direction are made by both aircraft of the domestic carrier Aeroflot and aircraft of European companies. Let's try to find the cheapest and most affordable offer. We note right away that you can fly to Switzerland both in economy class and comfortably seated in a business class easy chair, which is so loved by many businessmen and other wealthy Russians. Accordingly, the range of offers of companies is replete with attractive offers of direct flights, as well as more economical flights with transfers.

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So, the most budget option is the offer of the Pegasus company, the cost of which services will be only 8900-9400 rubles. True, you will have to spend at least 23 hours on the road, 16.5 of which falls while waiting for a transfer in Istanbul.

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Having paid only 700-1100 rubles, you can find yourself in the cabin of a Brussels Airlines aircraft, which will take you to the cherished Alps in just 6-7.5 hours. In this case, you will also have to make one change in Brussels.

There are also direct flights from Sheremetyevo to Geneva airport. The domestic company Aeroflot is ready to offer its services to tourists, the cost of a flight on an airplane of which will be 12,300 rubles. As you can see, the difference in cost is insignificant, and the travel time is reduced to 3 hours and 45 minutes! Daily flights are scheduled for 10.05 am, 16.20 and 19 pm.

Having paid a little extra for comfort, you can find yourself in the cabin of a Swiss aircraft company Swiss, a ticket for which will cost 4-5 thousand rubles more. At the same time, you will not be able to be on the outskirts of the Alps faster, because the time spent in the sky will be 3 hours and 50 minutes.

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A train

At the moment there is no direct rail link between Russia and Switzerland. Therefore, for those who like to travel by train, there is only an alternative in the form of transit trips through France, Germany and Austria. You can get to the capitals of these countries from Russia by bus, train or plane, so we will not dwell on the choice of routes in detail.

As soon as you are in Paris, make sure to buy a ticket for the Zurich Express, which leaves every two hours. The first train leaves the Paris platform at 07:09 local time, and the last one is scheduled for 18:55. You will spend 4 hours on such a trip. There is also an alternative route by which you can get from Paris to Geneva. Five times a day, a direct Paris-Geneva train departs from the central station and takes you to your final destination in just 3 hours and 15 minutes.

By train to Geneva, Basel or Zurich can be reached from Berlin and from Vienna. So, direct trains depart from Berlin to Basel, and you will have to travel to Geneva and Zurich with transfers. Depending on the route, the road will take from 8 to 11 hours. From Vienna, you can get to Zurich on one of the six express trains, and the journey will take approximately 8-8.5 hours.

Check the cost of all tickets on the official websites. As elsewhere, if you buy a ticket in advance, you can save a lot.

Bus

Unfortunately, direct bus flights to the Swiss Alps from Russia are also not provided. If you like to travel, we advise you to take a mixed route, which runs through either Germany or Austria. The cost of the trip cannot be called modest, and the travel time will be from two to three days, which will not be to the taste of all tourists.

Now you know how to get to Switzerland from Russia, and what transport will save not only time, but also money. We advise you to carefully consider the entire route so that the trip does not result in large financial losses.