There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Chartres by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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 Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain Ter
5h 32m€134–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus FlixBus N191
- Take the bus from Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group to Chartres Gare Rue Nicolebus Autocar
12h 32m€62–97Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Chartrestrain Ter
11h 5m€70–125Drive 536.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Chartrescar 536.9 km
6h 8m€95–138Fly 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 Chartrestrain
6h 8m€142–368Train 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 Chartrestrain
7h 27m€155–420Fly Basel to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane BSL - ORY
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Chartrestrain
8h 24m€131–489Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane GVA - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
9h 20m€218–550
Basel to Chartres by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chartres is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chartres is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs €130 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Chartres Gare Rue Nicole via Porte Maillot - Palais des Congrès and Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Basel and Chartres is 610 km. The road distance is 536.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Chartres without a car is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs €130 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Basel to Chartres, including transfers.
Basel to Chartres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Chartres is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs €130 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 32m.
Basel to Chartres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Chartres is 537 km. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Basel to Chartres.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Chartres via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare Montparnasse, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 5h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Chartres Gare Rue Nicole via Paris, Porte Maillot - Palais des Congrès, Montparnasse - Alencon, and Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group in around 12h 32m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Calvi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Calvi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Orly Airport via Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group to Chartres Gare Rue Nicole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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