The best ski resorts in the world, ancient castles and magnificent chateau are looking forward to visiting 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 ways will appeal to domestic travelers.
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Plane
The easiest, fastest, but not the cheapest way to be in the company of magnificent mountain ranges is by air. To find the best flights for air travel, we will again use the already familiar service aviasales.ru.
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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. Immediately, we note that you can fly to Switzerland both in economy class and sitting comfortably in an easy chair of business class, which is so loved by many businessmen and other wealthy Russians. Accordingly, the range of companies' offers is replete with attractive offers of direct flights and more economical flights with transfers.
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So, the most budgetary option is the offer of Pegasus, the cost of services of which will be only 8900-9400 rubles. True, you have to spend at least 23 hours on the road, 16.5 of which falls on the waiting time for a transfer in Istanbul.
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Having paid only 700-1100 rubles, you can find yourself in the cabin of the 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 by plane will be 12,300 rubles. As you can see, the difference in cost is insignificant, and the travel time is reduced to 3 hours 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 of the Swiss company, 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 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.
Once in Paris, take care of purchasing an express ticket to Zurich, which departs every two hours. The first train departs from the Parisian platform at 7:00 am local time, and the last one is scheduled for 18 hours 55 minutes. You will spend 4 hours on such a trip. There is also an alternative route that takes you from Paris to Geneva. Five times a day, a direct Paris-Geneva train leaves from the central train station, which will take you to your final destination in just 3 hours 15 minutes.
You can get to Geneva, Basel or Zurich by train from Berlin and Vienna. So, direct trains leave from Berlin to Basel, and you will have to go with transfers to Geneva and Zurich. Depending on the route, the journey will take from 8 to 11 hours. From Vienna you can get to Zurich by one of six express trains, and the journey will take about 8-8.5 hours.
Check the cost of all tickets on the official websites. As elsewhere, if you buy your ticket in advance, you can save a lot.
Bus
Unfortunately, there are no direct bus routes to the Swiss Alps from Russia either. If you love to travel, we advise you to take the mixed route, which runs either through Germany or through Austria. The cost of the trip cannot be called modest, and the travel time will be from two to three days, which will not please all tourists.
Now you know how to get to Switzerland from Russia, and what kind of transport will save you not only time, but also money. We advise you to carefully think over the entire route so that the trip does not turn into large financial losses.
