There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Avranches by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
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Train via Rennes
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain C12
9h 1m€178–385Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus FlixBus N191
- Take the bus from Paris to Avranchesbus 772
13h 10m€57–101Drive 771.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Avranchescar 771.8 km
9h 33m€134–194Fly Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BSL - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain
10h 16m€124–418Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Avranchestrain K4
9h 17m€157–297Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane ZRH - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain
9h 55m€220–437Fly Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain
8h 46m€107–336Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain
9h 1m€118–405Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BSL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain
8h 23m€180–449Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ZRH - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Avranchestrain
9h 38m€221–558
Basel to Avranches by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Avranches is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Avranches is to fly and train which takes 8h 23m and costs €180 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Avranches. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Avranches via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Avranches. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Avranches via Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Gare de l'Est, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Rennes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
The distance between Basel and Avranches is 1054 km. The road distance is 771.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Avranches without a car is to train via Rennes which takes 9h 1m and costs €170 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Basel to Avranches, including transfers.
Basel to Avranches bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Avranches train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Avranches is to train via Rennes which takes 9h 1m and costs €170 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Avranches, France?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Avranches via Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Rennes in around 9h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Avranches via Paris in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–850
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- 1st Class
- €85–110
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- 1st Class
- €110–140
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €90–130
Train from Rennes to Avranches
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Avranches
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Rail 1st Class
- €85–120
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Avranches
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Avranches
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Avranches
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Avranches bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Basel to Avranches train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Avranches is 772 km. It takes approximately 9h 33m to drive from Basel to Avranches.
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