There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Íos by train, plane, car ferry, bus, car, 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, fly to Paros National Airport, car ferry
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane ZRH - PAS
- Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Ioscarferry
11h 38m€220–432Train, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ioscarferry
11h 8m€141–461Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Ioscarferry
37h 36mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ioscarferry
29h 12m€546–802Train, fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR)plane ZRH - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ioscarferry
9h 14m€174–455Train, fly to Naxos Is, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane ZRH - JNX
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Port of Ioscarferry
12h 55m€203–441Train, fly to Athens International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ioscarferry
12h 51m€159–307Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Iosferry Bsf
2d 1h€216–396Bus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Iosferry Bsf
2d 6h€247–363
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paros National Airport (PAS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Íos is to train and fly and car ferry which costs €150 - €310 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Íos is to train and fly and car ferry which takes 9h 14m and costs €170 - €460.
The distance between Basel and Íos is 1934 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Íos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 37h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Basel to Íos, including transfers.
Íos is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 11:36 PM in Basel and 12:36 AM in Íos.
There are 206+ hotels available in Íos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Íos, South Aegean, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Íos. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Paros National Airport (PAS), take the taxi to Paros, then take the car ferry to Port of Ios. Alternatively, you can take a train from St Louis to Port of Ios via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 37h 36m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paros National Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naxos Is via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naxos Is via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naxos Is via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paros National Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naxos Is via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Naxos to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- info@fastferries.com.gr
- Website
- Fast Ferries
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Fast Ferries
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Fast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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