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How to get fromBasel to Lion-sur-Merby train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)

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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train 3311 / ...
    8h 24m
    €153–245

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus bus FlixBus N191
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    13h 17m
    €70–111

  3. Drive  719.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Lion-sur-Mercar car 719.4 km
    8h 5m
    €130–188

  4. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane plane SXB - CFR
    8h 8m
    €199–406

  5. Train via Freiburg im Breisgau

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    8h 39m
    €150–294

  6. Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BSL - CDG
    2. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    8h 11m
    €158–379

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane ZRH - CDG
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    9h 24m
    €186–425

  8. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane plane LYS - CFR
    9h 33m
    €213–560

  9. Fly Basel to Caen – Carpiquet Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane plane BSL - CFR
    9h 13m
    €107–508

  10. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport

    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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane GVA - CDG
    4. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    11h 23m
    €238–495

Basel to Lion-sur-Mer by train, subway, and bus

Calendar34Weekly Services
Duration8h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€153Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 789.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 24m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lion-sur-Mer, France?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Bas Lion via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Caen, and Gare SNCF in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Bas Lion via Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station, Caen - Bus Station, and Gare SNCF in around 13h 17m.

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