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There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Cyclades by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry

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  1. Train, fly to Santorini

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane ZRH - JTR
    6h 6m
    €135–318

  2. Train, fly to Athens International Airport, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZRH - ATH
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Gavriocarferry car ferry
    9h 11m
    €118–216

  3. Bus, car ferry via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgartbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Syroscarferry car ferry
    33h 30m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    27h 42m
    €476–668

  5. Train, fly to Mykonos

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane ZRH - JMK
    6h 11m
    €120–338

  6. Train, fly to Naxos Is

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane plane ZRH - JNX
    15h 11m
    €195–288

  7. Train, fly to Milos Island National Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane plane ZRH - MLO
    13h 56m
    €165–288

  8. Train, fly to Paros National Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane plane ZRH - PAS
    7h 36m
    €155–268

  9. Train, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZRH - HER
    3. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    9h 28m
    €208–445

  10. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Syroscarferry car ferry
    34h 51m

  11. Train, bus, car ferry via Passau

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain train 91 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Passau Hbf to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    5. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Syroscarferry car ferry
    36h 41m

  12. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bujanovacbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bujanovac, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnoscarferry car ferry
    44h 54m
    €311–379

  13. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Olten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Syrosferry ferry Bsf
    2d 6h
    €150–300

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration4h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€71Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cyclades, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Basel to Cyclades. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, then fly to Santorini (JTR). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Syros via Stuttgart, Stuttgart Hbf, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 33h 30m.

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