There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Chios by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chios Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane ZRH - JKH
8h 20m€179–558Fly Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane BSL - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
9h 3m€115–354Train, bus, ferry via Pristina
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Chiosferry Bsf
37h 25mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Kavalacar
- Take the carferry from Kavala to Mesta Chioscarferry
33h 23m€526–945Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chios 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 Chios Airport (JKH)plane GVA - JKH
10h 33m€237–600Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chios Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane STR - JKH
10h 8m€208–518Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
44h 57m€181–665Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Aleksinac, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Aleksinac autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
45h 19m€166–406Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Chiosferry Bsf
2d 1h€207–343Bus, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Chiosferry Bsf
2d 3h€205–300
Basel to Chios by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chios is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which costs €160 - €410 and takes 45h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chios is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs €170 - €600.
The distance between Basel and Chios is 1849 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Chios without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Pristina which takes 37h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Basel to Chios, including transfers.
Chios is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:37 PM in Basel and 3:37 PM in Chios.
There are 1459+ hotels available in Chios.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chios, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Chios. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Chios Airport (JKH), then take the taxi to Chios. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Chios via Luzern, Luzern, Bahnhof, Pristina, Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki New Station, Dimokratias, and Thessaloniki in around 37h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Çeşme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
- Phone
- +381 35 433 333
- info@bogojevic.eu
- Website
- Bogojevic Reisen
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Aleksinac, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- Bogojevic Reisen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aleksinac autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44113710
- travelagencybeli@hotmail.com
- Website
- belitravel.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Kavala to Mesta Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–430
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Turyol
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