There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Chios by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane ZRH - JKH
7h 55m€170–547Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane MXP - JKH
11h 55m€96–521Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Çeşmebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
37h 12mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Kavalacar
- Take the car ferry from Kavala to Mesta Chioscarferry
33h 24m€513–932Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 3m€189–598Train, bus, ferry
- 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 25mBus, ferry via Sofia
- 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€192–343Bus, ferry via Thessaloníki
- 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 4h€195–290
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chios Airport (JKH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chios is to bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which costs €190 - €290 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chios is to train and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs €170 - €550.
The distance between Basel and Chios is 1849 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Chios without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 37h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Basel to Chios, including transfers.
Chios is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:19 PM in Basel and 12:19 AM in Chios.
There are 608+ 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 bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Chios via Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica, Edirne, Çeşme, and Port of Cesme in around 37h 12m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Edirne to Çeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- 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
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +383 44113710
- travelagencybeli@hotmail.com
- Website
- belitravel.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Kavala to Mesta Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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