There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Carcans by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the bus from Gare St Jean to Gymnase
9h 23m€83–310Fly from Basel, line 4211 bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BSL - BOD
- Take the bus from Picot to Gymnase
6h 5m€48–189Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Bern122
- Take the bus from Bern to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Gare St Jean to Gendarmerie
17h 30m€63–157Drive 861.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Carcans861.9 km
9h 29m€148–214Train, bus
- Take the train from St Louis to StrasbourgTer
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the bus from Hopital Pellegrin to Gymnase
10h 55m€144–314Bus via Lausanne
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lausanne122
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Gare St Jean to Gendarmerie
18h 33m€74–176Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)SXB - BOD
6h 32m€82–198Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ZRH - BOD
7h 31m€109–275Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)GVA - BOD
9h 26m€101–263
Basel to Carcans by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Carcans is to fly and line 4211 bus which costs €45 - €190 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Carcans is to fly and line 4211 bus which takes 6h 5m and costs €45 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Carcans. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Gendarmerie via Bern and Gare St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 30m.
The distance between Basel and Carcans is 1114 km. The road distance is 861.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Carcans without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 9h 23m and costs €80 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Basel to Carcans, including transfers.
Basel to Carcans bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Carcans bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Carcans is 862 km. It takes approximately 9h 29m to drive from Basel to Carcans.
There are 787+ hotels available in Carcans.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Carcans, France?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Gendarmerie via Bern, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, and Gare St Jean in around 17h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Website
- transdev.com
Bus from Gare St Jean to Gymnase
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transdev.com
Bus from Gare St Jean to Gendarmerie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transdev.com
Bus from Picot to Gymnase
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transdev.com
Bus from Hopital Pellegrin to Gymnase
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transdev.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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