Plan for the Strasbourg Christmas Market by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

This weekend we will be going to the Christmas Market in Strasbourg. As one of the oldest Christmas markets - dating from 1570 - the Strasbourg Christmas market is also one of the largest in France and centred around its famous Gothic Cathedral.

Getting to Strasbourg

We'll be arriving in Strasbourg by train from Zürich. Regular trains from Basel to Strasbourg and Basel is under an hour from Zürich. We plan to arrive in Strasbourg in time for lunch before some shopping and depart late afternoon / early evening. A same day return ticket from Zürich to Strasbourg cost us 67CHF with a half-fare card.

Zurich / Strasbourg
Depart 08:36 / arrive 11:34. Change in Basel.
Depart 09:14 / arrive 12:36. Change in Singen and Offenberg.
Depart 09:36 / arrive 12:34. Change in Basel.
Depart 10:02 / arrive 12:34. Change in Basel.
Strasbourg / Zurich
Depart 16:53 / arrive 19:26. Change in Basel.
Depart 17:53 / arrive 20:26. Change in Basel.
Depart 18:23 / arrive 21:00. Direct.

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook