There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Challans by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
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 Hall 1 - 2 to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
9h 27m€121–400Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Nantes Le Cardobus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Nantes to Challansbus Autocar
20h 13m€54–77Bus via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Strasbourgbus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes Gare SNCF to Gare SNCFbus 12
18h 27mDrive 826.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Challanscar 826.4 km
10h 15m€144–208Fly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
6h 9m€73–228Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Challanstrain Ter
10h 17m€156–395Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, 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 Bouaye to Challanstrain
6h 25m€82–217Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ZRH - NTE
- Take the train from Bouaye to Challanstrain
8h 59m€115–264
Basel to Challans by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Challans is to bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Challans is to fly and train which takes 6h 9m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Challans. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Gare SNCF via Strasbourg and Nantes Gare SNCF. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Challans. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Challans via Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Gare de l'Est, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 27m.
The distance between Basel and Challans is 1042 km. The road distance is 826.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Challans without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 27m and costs €120 - €400.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Basel to Challans, including transfers.
Basel to Challans bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Challans train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Challans is to train via Paris which takes 9h 27m and costs €120 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus via Strasbourg, which costs and takes 18h 27m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Challans, France?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Challans via Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, and Nantes in around 9h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Gare SNCF via Strasbourg, Nantes, and Nantes Gare SNCF in around 18h 27m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- 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
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- 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 Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bouaye to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- 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
- €28–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 09 69 39 14 14
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Nantes Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Nantes Le Cardo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Nantes to Challans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Challans bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Basel to Challans train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Challans is 826 km. It takes approximately 10h 15m to drive from Basel to Challans.
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