There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Chios by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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 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
7h 55m€154–454Fly 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€93–334Train, 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 2m€291–592Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Kavalacar
- Take the carferry from Kavala to Mesta Chioscarferry
33h 23m€539–913Train, 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 3m€225–478Fly Basel to Chios Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane BSL - JKH
6h 51m€108–441Bus, 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€169–406Bus, 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €100 - €450.
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 7h 55m to get from Basel to Chios, including transfers.
Chios is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:02 AM in Basel and 5:02 AM in Chios.
There are 1150+ hotels available in Chios.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chios, Greece?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Basel (BSL) to Chios Airport (JKH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Basel to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Basel to Chios Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Basel to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Bludenz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- 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 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Bludenz
- *
- €14–21
Train from Bludenz to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- €110–180
- 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
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- +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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çeşme
- 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 to Çeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €25–40
- 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
- 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
- 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
- €170–380
- 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
- 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
- €9–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- 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
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- Turyol
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