There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Chaves by plane, towncar, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel, towncar, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BSL - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Realtowncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
8h 16m€174–339Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nancybus FlixBus N836
- Take the bus from Nancy - Cascade La Fontaine to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Pouca de Aguiarbus Linha Luxemburgo
32h 4m€89–129Train, bus
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
20h 2m€236–497Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Leontrain Alv
- Take the bus from León to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
23h 35m€206–346Drive 1,630.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Chavescar 1,630.5 km
17h 11m€284–410Train to Zurich Airport, fly, towncar, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ZRH - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Realtowncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
9h 26m€215–358Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly, towncar, bus
- 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane GVA - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Realtowncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
11h 9m€256–496Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly, towncar, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane FKB - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Realtowncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
10h 26m€206–450Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Pouca de Aguiarbus
31h 28m€145–245Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Mirandelabus
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Mirandela to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
31h 35m
Basel to Chaves by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chaves is to bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 32h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chaves is to fly and towncar and bus which takes 8h 16m and costs €170 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Chaves. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves via Lyon and Central de Camionagem de Mirandela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 35m.
The distance between Basel and Chaves is 1639 km. The road distance is 1630.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Chaves without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 2m and costs €230 - €500.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Basel to Chaves, including transfers.
Basel to Chaves bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Chaves bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Chaves is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 2:53 AM in Basel and 1:53 AM in Chaves.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Chaves is 1631 km. It takes approximately 17h 11m to drive from Basel to Chaves.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves via Lyon and Central de Camionagem de Mirandela in around 31h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
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 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
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
- 1st Class
- €95–120
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €1–10
Bus from León to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €2–17
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Bordeaux to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Pouca de Aguiar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
Bus from Nancy - Cascade La Fontaine to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Pouca de Aguiar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- 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
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Mirandela
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Nancy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 276 301 000
- geral@cimat.pt
- Website
- cimat.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Mirandela to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- cimat.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €125
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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