There are 8 ways to get from Chania to Basel by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CHQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 8mCHF 143–266Fly Chania International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Basel (BSL)plane CHQ - BSL
5h 53mCHF 71–267Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
42h 38mBus and ferry, car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
2d 10hCHF 283–373Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 28mCHF 224–537Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus
45h 8mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Basel, Bahnhofbus
45h 22mCHF 119–263Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Lamíabusferry
- Take the bus from Lamía Makedonia Rest. to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
2dCHF 240–345
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 270 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Larissa and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 8m.
The distance between Chania and Basel is 1959 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Basel without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 42h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Chania to Basel, including transfers.
Chania to Basel bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Basel bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Larissa station.
Basel is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 10:43 AM in Chania and 9:43 AM in Basel.
There are 992+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Airbus France, and Lufthansa fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Basel (BSL) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–130
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–180
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Lamía
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- CHF 110–170
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- CHF 180–210
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- CHF 200–220
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Larissa to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Lamía Makedonia Rest. to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 68
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- CHF 30–50
- Airplane-type seats
- CHF 30–50
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- CHF 85–120
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 123
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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