There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Espalion by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Perrachetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rodezbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 15m€112–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Millaubus
- Take the bus from MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF to RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routièrebus 214
16h 55m€58–113Drive 630.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Espalioncar 630.8 km
7h 54m€110–159Fly from Basel, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BSL - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Rodeztrain
9h 7m€78–286Train, bus via Lausanne
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rodezbus
16h 24m€123–320Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane SXB - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Rodeztrain
9h 27m€90–305
Basel to Espalion by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Espalion is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Espalion is to drive which takes 7h 54m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Espalion. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at ESPALION - Boulevard J. Poulenc via Montpellier, MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF and RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
The distance between Basel and Espalion is 835 km. The road distance is 630.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Espalion without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 15m and costs €110 - €220.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Basel to Espalion, including transfers.
Basel to Espalion bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Espalion bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Espalion is 631 km. It takes approximately 7h 54m to drive from Basel to Espalion.
There are 580+ hotels available in Espalion.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Espalion, Occitanie, France?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to ESPALION - Boulevard J. Poulenc via Montpellier, MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF, and RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Rodez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rodez
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annemasse to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Millau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 806 800 350
- contact@laregion.fr
- Website
- mestrajets.lio.laregion.fr
Bus from MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF to RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF to RODEZ - Gare SNCF/Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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