There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Cyclades by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or 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 to Santorini
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR)plane ZRH - JTR
6h 6m€154–361Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santorini
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 Santorini (JTR)plane MXP - JTR
9h 46m€76–477Bus, car ferry via Tirana
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgartbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnoscarferry
33h 8mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
28h 6m€487–782Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mykonos
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mykonos (JMK)plane ZRH - JMK
6h 11m€154–361Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane ZRH - MLO
7h 31m€214–571Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paros National Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane ZRH - PAS
7h 36m€214–521Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnoscarferry
34h 21mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnoscarferry
2d€227–313Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Olten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Syrosferry Bsf
2d 6h€220–480
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cyclades is to train and fly which costs €75 - €480 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cyclades is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €150 - €370.
The distance between Basel and Cyclades is 1952 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cyclades without a car is to bus and car ferry via Tirana which takes 33h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Basel to Cyclades, including transfers.
Cyclades is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:08 AM in Basel and 8:08 AM in Cyclades.
There are 3609+ hotels available in Cyclades.
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 Port of Kythnos via Stuttgart, Stuttgart Hbf, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 33h 8m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–33
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Olten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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