There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Samoëns by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus Y02
5h 44m€68–133Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Genevabus FlixBus N872 / ...
6h 45m€30–44Drive 244.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Samoënscar 244.1 km
3h 51m€43–61Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
6h 5m€132–349Train, bus via Lausanne
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Biel/Biennetrain
- Take the train from Biel/Bienne to Renens VDtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus Y02
5h 59m€67–112
Basel to Samoëns by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Samoëns is to bus which costs €30 - €45 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Samoëns is to drive which takes 3h 51m and costs €40 - €65.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Samoëns. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Gare Routière via Mont-Blanc and Pont de Fillinges RD20. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Basel and Samoëns is 323 km. The road distance is 244.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Samoëns without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 44m and costs €65 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Basel to Samoëns, including transfers.
Basel to Samoëns bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Samoëns bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Samoëns is 244 km. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Basel to Samoëns.
There are 8427+ hotels available in Samoëns.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Samoëns, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Geneva 3 times a day. Tickets cost €21–29 and the journey takes 3h 35m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Biel/Bienne to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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