There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to CaenK2+ / ...
7h 15m€78–224Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Paris Bercy Seine Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
16h 3m€47–83Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to ParisN191
- Take the bus from Paris to Caen1722 / ...
13h 18m€59–103Drive 719.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer719.5 km
8h€123–178Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BSL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
7h 41m€138–334Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)ZRH - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
8h 57m€154–410Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)LYS - CFR
9h 8m€236–437Fly Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caen
10h 11m€113–338Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)ZRH - CFR
22h 44m€120–416
Basel to Lion-sur-Mer by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer is to bus via Paris which costs €45 - €85 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bas Lion via Paris and Gare SNCF. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 18m.
The distance between Basel and Lion-sur-Mer is 786 km. The road distance is 719.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer without a car is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs €75 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer, including transfers.
Basel to Lion-sur-Mer bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 13h 18m.
Basel to Lion-sur-Mer bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lion-sur-Mer is 719 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Basel to Lion-sur-Mer.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lion-sur-Mer, France?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Bas Lion via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Saint-Lazare, Paris Saint-Lazare, Caen, and Gare SNCF in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Bas Lion via Paris, Caen, and Gare SNCF in around 13h 18m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Munich, Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Geneva, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
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 Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- 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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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