There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Cres by bus, ferry, train, night train, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, Catamaran
best- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres9308
14h 7m€102–104Fly Mulhouse to Mahovljani Airport, bus, Catamaran
cheapest- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Mahovljani Airport (BNX)MLH - BNX
- Take the bus from Laktaši to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 56m€50–503Train, night train, Catamaran
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to LjubljanaEn
- Take the night train from Ljubljana to RijekaEn
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
20h 6m€258–461Drive, line 332 car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Valbiska
- Take the car ferry from Valbiska to Merag332
9h 47m€145–212Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)BSL - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
9h 24m€77–274Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor419
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
23h 15m€70–142Fly Basel to Rijeka Airport, line 332 car ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)BSL - RJK
- Take the car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
10h 40m€198–535Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)ZRH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
10h 20m€138–300Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, Catamaran
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 47m€132–585Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, Catamaran
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 15m€171–393
Basel to Cres by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cres is to bus and Catamaran which costs €101 - €104 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cres is to fly and bus and Catamaran which takes 9h 24m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Cres. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Cres, Peškera via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 15m.
The distance between Basel and Cres is 831 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cres without a car is to bus and Catamaran which takes 14h 7m and costs €101 - €104.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Basel to Cres, including transfers.
Basel to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
There are 4090+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cres, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Cres, Peškera via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor in around 23h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Basel to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Basel to Rijeka Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Mahovljani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 39 89 59
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Laktaši to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Laktaši to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Laktaši to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
Car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
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