There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Portbail by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, train, car, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Valognestrain
10h 5m€134–393Bus, train via Caen #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Caen to Valognestrain K2+ / ...
17h 57m€70–93Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus N191
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Valognestrain 3311 / ...
13h 58m€100–194Drive 827.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Portbailcar 827.1 km
9h 14m€144–208Fly Basel to Jersey Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BSL - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Barneville-Carteretferry
9h 49m€182–319Bus, train via Caen
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Caenbus 774 / ...
- Take the train from Caen to Valognestrain K2+ / ...
15h 12m€78–118Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BSL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Valognestrain
9h 22m€156–417Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane SXB - CFR
- Take the train from Caen to Valognestrain
10h 5m€154–329Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ZRH - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Valognestrain
10h 38m€173–483
Basel to Portbail by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Portbail is to bus and train via Caen which costs €70 - €95 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Portbail is to drive which takes 9h 14m and costs €140 - €210.
The distance between Basel and Portbail is 974 km. The road distance is 827.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Portbail without a car is to train which takes 10h 5m and costs €130 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Basel to Portbail, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Portbail is 827 km. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Basel to Portbail.
There are 611+ hotels available in Portbail.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Portbail, France?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to PORTBAIL Rue Lechevalier via Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Valognes, and VALOGNES Gare SNCF in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Calvi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- 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 Paris St Lazare to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- Rail 1st Class
- €85–130
Train from Caen to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22
- 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
- €28–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- €12–35
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Barneville-Carteret
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- manche-iles.com
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