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€199–390Fly 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€93–324Train, 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 25mTrain, bus, ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Bludenztrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bludenz to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Chiosferry Bsf
43h 1m€291–691Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Kavalacar
- Take the carferry from Kavala to Mesta Chioscarferry
33h 23m€532–905Train, 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 48m€237–568Train, 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 30m€225–427Bus, 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 to Çeşmebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
44h 40m€168–406Bus, 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€217–383Bus, 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€220–350
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 Istanbul which costs €160 - €410 and takes 44h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chios is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs €190 - €390.
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 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 7:15 PM in Basel and 8:15 PM in Chios.
There are 1280+ 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
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Bludenz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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