Find trains from Zurich to Paris

Sitting between Germany and Italy, Switzerland is the most popular European tour stop and Zurich is the gem of this famously scenic countries crown. The waterfront city sits a few hours travel from Paris, the portal to Europe. When departing with your train tickets from Zurich to Paris, you will be leaving a place considered one of Europe's most beautiful cities. It is a hub of activity that has found a perfect balance between man and nature. The train Zurich to Paris leaves and passes through charming old cities that boast original architecture, and then you hit the wide-open farms of the agricultural regions with lush green fields that produce main wheat and wash you in a sense of serenity. At one point on the rail from Zurich to Paris, you will enter into a tunnel and then emerge to see snow-capped Vosges mountains before starting your approach into Paris.

When you start your journey from Zurich to Paris, you will be departing from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. It is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub that services Germany, Italy, Austria and France. At the station, you will find offerings such as money transfer and luggage storage facilities. This latter service is free of charge and allows you to either store parcels or bags in a locker room or at the travel centre. The travel centre does provide long-term storage as well and that option is chargeable. Parcel services act as a post office connected to the station, allowing you to transport parcels on trains to different locations. Customer identification services allow you to have official documents certified onsite. This station has one of the most popular shopping experiences in Switzerland as it's filled with souvenirs and speciality gifts for any occasion.

For travellers who are French, Swiss or Schengen area nationals, you will be asked to present a valid identity card or passport. In order for your passport or identification card to be considered valid, it would have to be no less than five years away from the expected expiry date. For foreign travellers, you will need a few more documents to catch the train from Zurich to Paris. We recommend that you check the Swiss Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs website to see what the latest requirements are as they are subject to changes. You can anticipate they will include an itinerary or hotel booking.

Once you have completed the journey from Zurich to Paris, you will arrive at The Gare du Nord, also known as Paris-Nord which is its official name. It is the sixth biggest railways station in Paris and services northern France and international destinations such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. There are three ways to reach the bustling city centre of Paris where you will find the Île de la Citét, the home of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. You can catch the train, which leaves frequently and arrives at Gare de Lyon station, and then you can finish the journey on foot, by bus or taxi. There is a bus service that leaves from Paris Nord to the city centre. The bus tickets are cheap if you are on a budget and have booked cheap train tickets from Zurich to Paris. The fastest way to get to the city centre is by taxi. There is a taxi pick-up point at the main exit of the train station building and is constantly teeming with available taxis.

It takes 5h 01m to get from Zurich to Paris by train. Check SNCF if you need to get to your destination as quickly as possible.

You can find train tickets for SNCF which service this route currently. SNCF is the cheapest option recently available with prices starting at £126 for a return ticket.

Zurich and Paris are 303.5 mi apart from one another, but the actual distance by train depends on the route taken. The train journey is around 5h 01m long.

To save time, the fastest way to travel is by flight from Zurich to Paris on SWISS. Expect the length of time you’ll spend onboard SWISS to be about 1h 15m compared to taking a train from Zurich to Paris or a bus from Zurich to Paris which have been found to be slower alternatives.

A bus from Zurich to Paris is currently going to be the least expensive option currently available. You can also find deals for a flight from Zurich to Paris starting at £136, or consider a train from Zurich to Paris starting at £93. Both of these alternative options are worth considering when looking to reach your destination.