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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, or ferry

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  1. Fly Basel to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane BSL - MJT
    9h 2m
    €128–399

  2. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    34h 53m

  3. Train, bus, ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain train Ic3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Sargans to Bludenztrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Bludenz to Budapest-Keletitrain train Rjx
    4. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    45h 30m
    €289–695

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane ZRH - MJT
    9h 21m
    €249–435

  5. Fly Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane BSL - ADB
    2. Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry ferry
    9h 29m
    €192–400

  6. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane GVA - MJT
    12h 29m
    €267–615

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane plane STR - MJT
    10h 59m
    €237–692

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane plane ZRH - ADB
    3. Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry ferry
    10h 37m
    €203–476

  9. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Olten to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    43h 15m

  10. Bus, ferry via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry ferry Bsf
    47h 57m
    €205–329

Basel (BSL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration7h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€89Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,845.6 km
  • Duration: 9h 2m

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

Austrian Airlines, easyJet, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) once daily.

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