There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Châteauroux by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to ChateaurouxIntercités
6h 52m€64–306Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Tours Parking PeupliersUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Préfecture800
17h 50m€38–75Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lyon122
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bourges724
- Take the bus from Prado to Gare RoutièreV
15h 25m€53–92Drive 516 km
- Drive from Basel to Châteauroux516 km
6h 49m€89–128Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BSL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Chateauroux
7h 27m€126–417Train via Dijon
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Dijon VilleTgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to NeversTer
- Take the train from Nevers to Vierzon VilleTer
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to ChateaurouxTer
9h 19m€148–283Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)ZRH - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Chateauroux
8h 43m€143–493Fly Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Limoges Benedictins
- Take the train from Limoges Benedictins to Chateauroux
10h 16m€96–299
Basel to Châteauroux by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Châteauroux is to bus which costs €35 - €80 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Châteauroux is to drive which takes 6h 49m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Châteauroux. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Gare Routière via Lyon and Prado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Châteauroux. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Chateauroux via Mulhouse Ville, Dijon Ville, Nevers and Vierzon Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 19m.
The distance between Basel and Châteauroux is 782 km. The road distance is 516 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Châteauroux without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €60 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Basel to Châteauroux, including transfers.
Basel to Châteauroux bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Châteauroux train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Châteauroux is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €60 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 15h 25m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Châteauroux, France?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Chateauroux via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare d'Austerlitz, and Paris Austerlitz in around 6h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Gare Routière via Lyon, Bourges, and Prado in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- 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
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- 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 Mulhouse Ville to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- 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 Austerlitz to Chateauroux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Dijon Ville to Nevers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nevers to Vierzon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vierzon Ville to Chateauroux
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Limoges Benedictins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
Train from Limoges Benedictins to Chateauroux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bourges
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 806 70 33 33
- Website
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
Bus from Prado to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Préfecture
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Tours Parking Peupliers
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Gare Routière to Préfecture
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Châteauroux bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Basel to Châteauroux train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Châteauroux is 516 km. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Basel to Châteauroux.
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