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Travel from Paris to Switzerland
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 02:49
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I will travel to Paris, Rome, Venice and Switzerland between 17th oct to 24th oct.
Can you suggest the best and the cheapest way to travel? i would like to enjoy the scenic beauty in the transit, if that doesnt come for an additional cost.
Should i opt for Eurorail.

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Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:35
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With the exception of Rome to Venice, these are terribly long train rides — too long for scenery to be much of an issue, IMO. I would look for a cheap flight from Paris to Rome, train to Venice and overnight train to your destination in Switzerland.

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 13:29
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umm….there are 4 hour trains from paris to zurich for about 70 euros.
I do not know why you would want to take a plane and an overnight flight.

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Mon, 09/14/2009 - 17:00
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umm….there are 4 hour trains from paris to zurich for about 70 euros.
I do not know why you would want to take a plane and an overnight flight.
Umm — the itinerary goes Paris-ROME-VENICE-Switzerland… Paris to Rome is nearly 12 hours on the fastest train.

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 17:51
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Ohh! I am very sorry. I was confused by the title and did not read carefully enough. I thought it was Paris to Switzerland that the poster was asking about!
My apologies.

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Tue, 09/15/2009 - 16:41
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I just did Venice-Milan-Lugano-Zurich and while it’s about a 7hr train the the portion between Lugano and Zurich is a beautiful ride.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 00:51
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Flight from Paris to Rome and then a train ride to Venice and Zurich sounds preety good to me.
Also can you suggest how much time should i spend in Switzerland..i do want to explore the beauty there.

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