There are 10 ways to get from Cherbourg to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3312 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
7h 20mDrive 839.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Cherbourg to Baselcar 839.8 km
9h 11mCHF 133–192Train, bus
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain Ter
- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus
13h 51mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
7h 17mTrain via Basel Sbb
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3312 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
7h 23mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 46mTrain, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Pontchailloutrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Basel (BSL)plane RNS - BSL
26h 44mTrain to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Basel (BSL)plane CFR - BSL
14h 8mTrain to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CFR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
10h 4mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CDG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
11h 10m
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 130 - SFr 200 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to drive which takes 9h 11m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct train from Cherbourg to Basel. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Basel SBB via Saint-Lazare and Paris Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Cherbourg and Basel is 896 km. The road distance is 839.8 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Cherbourg to Basel, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Basel train services, operated by SNCF Voyages, depart from Cherbourg station.
Cherbourg to Basel train services, operated by SNCF Voyages, arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg to Basel is 840 km. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Cherbourg to Basel.
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What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Cherbourg to Basel SBB via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare de Lyon in around 7h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–220
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–470
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Basel via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–440
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Basel via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–460
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Basel via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- ter.sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- ter.sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ter.sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ter.sncf.com
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ter.sncf.com
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
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