There are 5 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 Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Valognestrain
10h 21m€169–324Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Caen to Valognestrain Ter
15h 37m€87–146Drive 827 km
- Drive from Basel to Portbailcar 827 km
9h 15m€150–216Fly 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 32m€168–375Fly 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 53m€177–409
Basel to Portbail by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Portbail is to bus and train which costs €85 - €150 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Portbail is to drive which takes 9h 15m and costs €140 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Portbail. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Valognes via Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Magenta and Paris St Lazare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Basel and Portbail is 970 km. The road distance is 827 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Portbail without a car is to train which takes 10h 21m and costs €160 - €330.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Basel to Portbail, including transfers.
Basel to Portbail train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
Basel to Portbail train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Portbail is 827 km. It takes approximately 9h 15m to drive from Basel to Portbail.
There are 659+ hotels available in Portbail.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Portbail, France?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf 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 21m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Basel to Jersey Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €40–65
- 2nd Class
- €20–27
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Valognes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Barneville-Carteret
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- manche-iles.com
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