--- title: "Zurich to Grens – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Zurich to Grens is 209 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-grens" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-grens.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Zurich to Grens [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Grens) [Grens to Zurich](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/grens-to-zurich) **Fastest:** 2h 44m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** CHF26\ by car\ **Distance:** 209 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 4\ 4 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 209 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 25 min quicker than driving for CHF46 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Train** best fastest Least hassle 2h 44m CHF60–124 Estimated 3 departures · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Grens) - [**Drive** cheapest 3h 9m CHF26–35 Estimated 257 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Grens) - [**Fly** 3h 40m CHF100–160 Estimated ZRH → GVA · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Grens) - [**Taxi** 3h 9m CHF175–265 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zurich&to=Grens) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [07:59 → 10:43 2h 44m · direct · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IC5 CHF60–124](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Grens&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:10 → 11:50 3h 40m · direct CHF100–160](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Grens&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 3. [08:27 → 11:17 2h 50m · direct · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IC1 CHF61–124](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Grens&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 4. [08:59 → 11:43 2h 44m · direct · Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB IC5 CHF60–124](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zurich&to=Grens&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Zurich to Grens? The fastest way is by train: about 2h 44m door to door. The straight-line distance is 209 km. What is the cheapest way from Zurich to Grens? Drive is the cheapest, from CHF26. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Zurich to Grens? Yes. Today's timetable shows 3 direct trains, the fastest taking 2h 44m. Fares run CHF60–124 across classes. How long is the flight from Zurich to Grens? About 58 min in the air (ZRH → GVA), about 3h 40m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run CHF100–160; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Grens from Zurich by road? About 257 km, roughly 3h 9m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around CHF26–35; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Grens Municipality in Vaud, Switzerland Grens is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. [The Grens guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/grens) [Hotels in Grens Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zurich-to-grens, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt