🇨🇭 Viaje transfronterizo · Switzerland → Spain 🇪🇸
En coche de Zürich a Barcelona
Drive Zürich to Barcelona: Navigate France via A1H, A1, A41, A43, A48, A49, then Spain's AP-7. Tips on tolls, fuel, and Alpine passes.
- Tiempo de conducción
- 11h 18m
- Distancia
- 1.062 km
- ¿Mismo día?
- Día largo
- menos de 12 h
- Coste de combustible
- ≈ €154
- gasolina · diésel ≈ €131
- Peajes
- ≈ €116
- mixto
- Carga de vehículo eléctrico
- Desconocido
- aún no encuestado
En esta página
Mapa de la ruta
Opciones de ruta
Otros caminos que OSRM encontró entre las dos ciudades — útil cuando el tráfico, los peajes o el paisaje importan más que la velocidad pura.
Alternativa
+41m- Distancia:
- 1.133 km (+71 km)
- Duración:
- 12h 0m
Vía: A 9 · A 7 · A 36 · AP-7
¿Cómo más puedes hacer este viaje?
Conducir es el enfoque de esta guía; aquí se explica cómo se comparan la bicicleta y (pronto) el tren, el autobús y el avión para el mismo trayecto.
11h 18m
1.062 km · €154 de combustible
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No es realista
1.062 km está muy lejos de ser una cicloturismo típico de varios días. Prueba un tramo más corto, como una etapa de un día o de fin de semana.
No direct service
Our coach data (FlixBus + BlaBlaCar) doesn't list a direct service for this pair. National operators (e.g., National Express in the UK, Eurolines feeders) may still cover it — check their site directly.
Cómo es el viaje
Elaborado a partir de los datos calculados de la ruta el 24 de abril de 2026 y revisado en comparación con la tarjeta resumen de la ruta. Lee nuestra metodología.
Your journey begins by picking up the A1H just outside Zürich, quickly merging onto the Swiss A1 eastbound. The initial stretch offers a smooth introduction to Swiss motorways, known for their pristine condition and consistent 120 km/h speed limit. Keep an eye out for the vignette requirement; while Switzerland doesn't have traditional tolls for cars, the annual vignette is mandatory for using its autobahns. As you approach Geneva, the A1 leads you to the French border and the A40, which then becomes the A41. Here, the driving experience shifts. French autoroutes often feature a pay-as-you-go toll system, so budget for this, especially as you traverse more rural sections. You'll then transition onto the A43 towards Chambéry. The landscape starts to hint at the Alps, with gradients becoming more noticeable. Further south, the A43 connects to the A48 near Grenoble, and then to the A49, a route that will guide you through the Rhône Valley. While the direct route might tempt you with Alpine scenery, be aware of potential winter tyre mandates in the French Alps during colder months. Fuel prices can vary significantly between Switzerland and France, so topping up in Switzerland before crossing might be economical, though French prices are generally competitive. The driving duration is substantial, so plan for at least one overnight stop. Emerging from the French motorway network, you'll make your way towards the Spanish border. Entering Spain, the primary route towards Barcelona will involve the AP-7, one of Spain's main toll motorways. Spanish tolls are similar to the French system. The speed limits will increase, typically to 120 km/h on the AP-7, and you'll notice a distinct change in signage and driving culture. The scenery opens up as you approach the Mediterranean coast. The final approach to Barcelona will involve navigating urban traffic, so allow extra time and be mindful of the city's low-emission zones, which may require specific vehicle registrations or stickers depending on current regulations.
Puntos destacados de la ruta
- Swiss A1 through rolling countryside
- French Alps scenery on A43
- Rhône Valley transit on A49
- Crossing into Spain from France
- Mediterranean coast approach via AP-7
- Navigating Barcelona's urban sprawl
Plan de viaje
Cómo plantear el viaje: un día, dividido o con noche.
Se recomienda pasar la noche
Demasiado largo para un día de un solo conductor. Planifica 1 parada(s) de una noche para hacer este viaje correctamente.
Una parada natural para pasar la noche cerca del punto medio: La Motte-Servolex (fr).
- Distancia:
- 1.062 km
- Duración:
- 11h 18m (flujo libre, sin tráfico)
Dónde parar
Lugares a lo largo de la ruta que sirven como paradas naturales para tomar un café, almorzar o pasar la noche.
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Wohlen 🇨🇭 ch
≈133 kmdesvío de ≈ 4.6 km de la ruta principal
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Versoix 🇨🇭 ch
≈266 kmdesvío de ≈ 3.3 km de la ruta principal
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La Tour-du-Pin 🇫🇷 fr
≈398 kmdesvío de ≈ 2.1 km de la ruta principal
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Portes-lès-Valence 🇫🇷 fr
≈531 kmdesvío de ≈ 1 km de la ruta principal
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Marguerittes 🇫🇷 fr
≈664 kmdesvío de ≈ 2.7 km de la ruta principal
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Coursan 🇫🇷 fr
≈797 kmdesvío de ≈ 10.7 km de la ruta principal
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Figueres 🇪🇸 es
≈930 kmdesvío de ≈ 4.3 km de la ruta principal
Por el camino
Lugares para parar a tomar un café, comer algo, disfrutar de una vista o pasar la noche — de OpenStreetMap.
Comida · 6
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Café · 6
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cafe · Zürich
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Mühlebach
cafe
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Oberdorf Beck
cafe
Museos e historia · 6
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Font de Canaletes
artwork
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Gat de Botero
artwork
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Portal del Bisbe
city gate
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Heureka
artwork
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museum · Zürich
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Homenatge als castellers
monument
Naturaleza · 6
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Galerie Bruno Bischofberger
attraction
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Quaibrücke
viewpoint
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Bürkliplatz
viewpoint
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attraction
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Bürkliplatz
viewpoint
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Pastelería Escribá Rambla De Les Flors
attraction
Dormir · 6
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hotel · Zürich
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hotel · Zürich
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hotel · Zürich
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hotel · Zürich
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Movimientos clave
Cosas que debes saber antes de salir: fronteras, lado de la carretera, peajes.
Cadena de varios países · CH → FR → ES
Cruzarás 3 países en este viaje, cada uno con su propio sistema de peajes, precios de combustible y normas de autopista. Lee la sección de información esencial a continuación antes de salir, y ten la documentación del vehículo y la tarjeta de seguro en el bolsillo de la puerta para cualquier control en carretera.
Peajes en autopistas en FR / ES
Presupuesta los peajes de autopista: Francia, Italia, España y Portugal cobran por kilómetro, Croacia y Grecia por tramo. Las tarjetas contactless funcionan casi en todas partes; ten una cargada.
Se requiere viñeta en CH
Austria, Suiza, República Checa, Eslovaquia, Hungría, Eslovenia, Bulgaria y Rumanía requieren una pegatina o viñeta electrónica para usar las autopistas. Cómprala en la frontera; no tenerla supone una multa considerable en el acto.
Largo tramo rural en C-33
Planifica unos 12 km de carreteras secundarias de dos carriles. Más lentas que la autopista, pero a menudo son la parte bonita; menos adelantamientos al anochecer.
Largo tramo rural en N 532
Planifica unos 11 km de carreteras secundarias de dos carriles. Más lentas que la autopista, pero a menudo son la parte bonita; menos adelantamientos al anochecer.
Imprescindible antes de partir
Cosas que un conductor de otro país no se le ocurriría preguntar — multas, pegatinas, tarjetas de pago, horarios.
Acceso a ciudades & zonas de bajas emisiones
ZBE Rondes — register your foreign plate before driving in
ImprescindibleBarcelona
Barcelona's low-emission zone covers everything inside the Rondes (B-10 / B-20), Mon–Fri 7:00–20:00. Old diesels and pre-2000 petrol cars are banned. Foreign plates with compliant emission classes still need to register at the city portal — without registration, the camera flags you regardless. Fines start at €100.
Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla now run ZBE low-emission zones
ImprescindibleSpain's Zonas de Bajas Emisiones (ZBE) cover central Madrid (24/7), Barcelona inside the Rondes (weekdays 7:00–20:00), Sevilla, Valencia and a growing list. Foreign plates need to register at the city portal in advance — your Euro emission class determines whether you get in. Without registration, cameras log entry and the fine reaches your home address.
Order your Crit'Air sticker before the trip
ImprescindibleParis, Lyon, Strasbourg, Marseille, Toulouse and a growing list of cities require a Crit'Air air-quality sticker visible on your windscreen — even for a single drive-through. It's €4.51 from the official site and ships by post (allow 2–6 weeks abroad). Without it, expect on-the-spot fines from €68. Your registration document tells the issuer your emission class.
Fronteras & documentos
You're leaving the EU customs zone
ImprescindibleSwitzerland is in Schengen but NOT in the EU customs union. Random customs stops happen at every border. Personal allowance: €300 in goods (CHF cash equivalent), 5L wine, 1L spirits. Above that you declare and pay duty. If you've loaded the boot with cured meat or cheese in Italy, declare it — confiscation is routine.
Peajes, viñetas & pago de carretera
Mont Blanc, Grand St Bernard, San Bernardino tunnels charge extra
ImprescindibleThe vignette covers most motorways but NOT the major Alpine road tunnels. Mont Blanc tunnel (FR-IT) is roughly €54 one-way for a passenger car, Grand St Bernard about €33, San Bernardino is included in the vignette but Gotthard road tunnel is a vignette-only route in summer (the queue can be 2 hours; the rail-shuttle alternative through the Lötschberg is faster).
Vignette is annual only — CHF 40
ImprescindibleSwitzerland sells one vignette: an annual sticker (or e-vignette) for CHF 40 / about €42. There's no 10-day option. Buy at any border post or online before you leave. The sticker must be physically affixed to the windscreen — keeping it loose in the glovebox earns the same CHF 200 fine as not having one.
You'll hit three different toll systems on this trip
ImprescindibleThis route crosses countries with mismatched toll mechanics — France's ticket-and-pay, vignette stickers, electronic-only stretches. There's no single transponder that works everywhere, but a Telepass EU device covers FR/IT/ES/PT and a Bip&Go covers the same plus a few more. For a one-off trip, contactless cards plus a Swiss vignette and Austrian e-vignette is the simplest mix.
Contactless works at every autoroute booth
ÚtilFrench autoroutes use a ticket system: take a card on entry, pay on exit. Every barrier accepts contactless tap-to-pay — pull into the "CB / bank card" lane (orange "t" logo means Liber-T transponder only, avoid those). For frequent EU travellers a Bip&Go transponder pays itself off in two trips by skipping the queue.
Most Spanish tolls were abolished in 2024
ConsejoThe AP-1, AP-7 (Bilbao stretch) and most of the Mediterranean coast highways are now toll-free. A handful remain: AP-9 (Galicia), AP-66 (León–Asturias), Catalonia's C-32/C-16 tunnel approach. Spain is no longer a high-toll country for cars — your fuel + a few specific bridge fees is the realistic budget.
Qué debe llevar tu coche
Hi-vis vest in the cabin, triangle in the boot
ImprescindibleA reflective vest must be reachable without leaving the vehicle (in the door pocket or under your seat — boot is too late). One warning triangle is also mandatory. The 2012 breathalyzer rule was scrapped in 2020 but is still nice to keep. No spare-bulb requirement.
Normas & costumbres de conducción
Priorité à droite still applies in towns
ÚtilOn urban streets without signs, traffic from your right has priority — even from a side street that looks subordinate. Outside cities the rule is mostly retired, but in residential French villages it survives. Slow at every right-hand junction unless a yellow diamond on your road tells you you're on the priority road.
Plan your stops, not just your finish time
ÚtilOSRM gives you free-flow drive time. Realistic add: 10% on motorway-heavy routes, 25% if you're crossing two cities. Eat at off-peak hours (11:30 lunch, 18:00 dinner) — service-area queues at noon kill 20 minutes. EU fatigue research is consistent: 15-minute break every 2 hours, full 45-minute break before 6 hours. The drive between hours 7 and 9 is where avoidable accidents cluster.
Gasolineras
Off-motorway stations close late evening
ConsejoSpanish provincial fuel stations often close 22:00–07:00, especially in the south. Motorway services (Cepsa, Repsol on the autovía) run 24/7. If you're routing through an Andalusian backroad, fuel before sunset and don't bank on a small-town pump.
Contactless cards work at virtually every motorway pump
ConsejoMajor brand stations (Shell, Total, BP, Repsol, Cepsa, OMV, Eni, Esso) take Visa and Mastercard contactless without an issue. American Express and Diners are spotty south of the Alps. A €100 pre-authorisation hold is normal — it releases within 5 days. Carry €50 cash for the rare independent station.
Reglas, tarifas y umbrales cambian. Verifica siempre la fuente oficial el día antes de conducir — esta página es una lista de control, no una referencia legal.
Carreteras principales
Las autopistas en las que esta ruta pasa la mayor parte de los kilómetros.
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A 9 La Languedocienne280 km
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A1 —258 km
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AP-7 Autopista de la Mediterrània136 km
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A 7 Autoroute du Soleil93 km
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A 41 —71 km
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A 49 —61 km
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A 43 —46 km
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A 48 Autoroute du Dauphiné41 km
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A1H —21 km
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C-33 —12 km
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N 532 —11 km
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N 7 Route Nationale 710 km
Carácter de la ruta
Cuánto del viaje es autopista frente a secundaria frente a rural.
Viaje por autopista — rápido, predecible, sin incidentes.
- Autopista
- 95%
- Secundaria
- 2%
- Otro / rural
- 3%
Dificultad de conducción
Percepción rápida: ¿qué tan exigente es este viaje para un conductor?
General
Exigente
Viaje duro: múltiples factores complicantes se suman a la fatiga. Se recomienda encarecidamente dividirlo en varios días.
- Viaje largo: 11h 18m al volante a velocidades de flujo libre.
- Transfronterizo: CH → ES. Ten los documentos a mano y consulta las normativas fronterizas.
Combustible y peajes
Estimación aproximada del coste para un coche de pasajeros típico de la UE. Trátalo como una estimación: los precios en surtidor cambian semanalmente.
Gasolina (RON 95)
≈ €154
79.7 L × €1.94 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diésel
≈ €131
63.7 L × €2.05 / L · 6 L/100 km
Eléctrico (carga rápida DC)
≈ €110
186 kWh × €0.59 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Carga rápida DC pública — la carga AC en casa o en hotel suele costar la mitad.
Peajes de autopista y viñetas
≈ €116
- CH — Viñeta (pegatina de autopista / viñeta electrónica) — €42.00 por 365 días
- FR — €0.10/km en la red de autopistas (≈ 596 km en el país ≈ €60)
- ES — €0.09/km en la red de autopistas (≈ 155 km en el país ≈ €14) Sin peajes en la red A; se cobra solo en las carreteras AP.
Precios actualizados por última vez el 2026-05-04. Fuente: Boletín Semanal de Petróleo de la UE más operadores de autopistas nacionales.
Tiempo por mes
Máxima diurna promedio / mínima nocturna y precipitación mensual típica, en los últimos cinco años.
🇨🇭 Zürich
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caliente templado frío
🇪🇸 Barcelona
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caliente templado frío
Próximos 5 días en Barcelona
Pronóstico en vivo — se actualiza cada pocas horas.
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Mar 12
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15° / 14°
5.4mm
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Mié 13
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1.4mm
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Jue 14
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18° / 14°
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Vie 15
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Sáb 16
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Pronóstico: MET Norway
Direcciones
Resumen de las maniobras principales, giro a giro, generado por OSRM.
Mostrar todas las 31 maniobras
- Schanzengasse 0.3 km
- Sihlquai 0.2 km
- Hardturmstrasse 0.3 km
- Bernerstrasse Nord (1; 3) 0.4 km
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- (A1H) 21 km
- (A1) 40 km
- (A1) 51 km
- (A1) 102 km
- (A1) 50 km
- (A1) 15 km
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- (A 41) 71 km
- (A 43) 46 km
- Autoroute du Dauphiné (A 48) 41 km
- (A 49) 61 km
- (N 532) 11 km
- Route Nationale 7 (N 7) 10 km
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- — 0.8 km
- Autoroute du Soleil (A 7) 93 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 86 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 141 km
- La Catalane (A 9) 52 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 136 km
- (C-33) 12 km
- (B-10) 4 km
- Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (C-31) 4 km
- Carrer d'Aragó 2 km
- Carrer d'Aribau
Preguntas frecuentes
Is a vignette required for this route?
A Swiss vignette is required for using Swiss motorways. France and Spain use a pay-as-you-go toll system on most autoroutes and autopistas.
What are the typical speed limits in France and Spain?
In France, standard motorway speed limits are 130 km/h in dry conditions, reduced in rain. In Spain, limits on autopistas like the AP-7 are typically 120 km/h.
Should I expect significant tolls?
Yes, both the French autoroute sections (A40, A41, A43, A48, A49) and the Spanish AP-7 are toll roads. Budget accordingly.
Are there any specific driving regulations for the Alps?
During winter months (typically November to March/April), winter tyres or snow chains may be mandatory on certain roads in the French Alps. Check local regulations before travelling in that season.
How does fuel pricing compare?
Fuel prices can fluctuate. Historically, fuel in Switzerland can be pricier than in France. Spain's prices are generally comparable to France.
Cómo se construye esta página
Compilado por COD Solutions Oy a partir de datos europeos abiertos — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, EU Weekly Oil Bulletin for cross-border fuel-price bands, OpenStreetMap via Overpass for sights along the route, and Google Gemini drafts the narrative and FAQ from the computed route data. Consulta nuestra metodología para conocer la frecuencia de actualización y las limitaciones.