There are 11 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€144–366Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mykonos
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mykonos (JMK)plane ZRH - JMK
6h 11m€134–456Bus, 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 car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Syroscarferry
33h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
27h 42m€468–746Train 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€194–386Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Naxos Is
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane ZRH - JNX
8h 31m€204–496Train 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€214–356Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Santorini
- 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 Santorini (JTR)plane GVA - JTR
8h 20m€166–458Train, 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 car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Syroscarferry
34h 51mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bujanovacbus
- Take the bus from Bujanovac, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnoscarferry
44h 54m€339–443Bus, 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€230–488
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 €140 - €370 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cyclades is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €140 - €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 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Basel to Cyclades, including transfers.
Cyclades is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:13 AM in Basel and 8:13 AM in Cyclades.
There are 2026+ 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 Syros via Stuttgart, Stuttgart Hbf, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 33h 30m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naxos Is via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mykonos via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paros National Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- 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
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bujanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–330
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Bujanovac, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 969 0950
- info@aegean-sealines.gr
- Website
- aegean-sealines.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kythnos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- https://aegean-sealines.gr/en/
- Book at
- https://aeg-booking.certusonline.com/index.php?lang=en
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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