France
SwitzerlandParis to Zurich shipping route.
664 km by road, about 7 h 12 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Paris and Zurich
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
ParisRoadZurichTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 664 km (413 mi) |
| Straight line | 488 km |
| Transit time | 7 h 12 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 7 h 12 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Paris to Zurich shipping route by road
Paris to Zurich by road: 664 km of driving distance, east from France to Switzerland. The straight line is 488 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 7 h 12 min. The trip fits into one driver's shift, so the truck can load and deliver on the same day.
Road freight on Paris to Zurich is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from France into Switzerland, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, plus export and import declarations at the border.
Of 33 road routes from Paris in this directory, Zurich is the 9th shortest. Closer destinations: Frankfurt (575 km), Amsterdam (547 km) and Duisburg (538 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Paris to Zurich?
664 km by road (488 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Paris to Zurich?
About 7 h 12 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (7 h 12 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Zurich to Paris has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
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Brussels309 km - Paris to Antwerp361 km
- Paris to
London463 km - Paris to Lyon489 km
- Paris to
Rotterdam502 km - Paris to
Duisburg538 km 
Milan to Zurich308 km- Munich to Zurich374 km
- Frankfurt to Zurich436 km
- Lyon to Zurich472 km
- Duisburg to Zurich659 km
- Brussels to Zurich661 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.