There are 10 ways to get from Cherbourg to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, train, 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 22mCHF 63–192Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Cherbourg to Caenbus
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strassebus
17h 30mCHF 54–115Bus
- Take the bus from Cherbourg to Caenbus
- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus
14h 40mCHF 67–105Drive 839.8 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Baselcar 839.8 km
9h 11mCHF 132–190Train 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 19mCHF 110–305Train 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 48mCHF 129–369Train, 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
12h 40mCHF 172–525Train 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 1mCHF 185–482Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Take the train from Caen to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
10h 9mCHF 106–365Train 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 12mCHF 150–353
Cherbourg to Basel by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to bus via Paris which costs SFr 50 - SFr 120 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cherbourg to Basel. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Basel SBB via Caen and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
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 22m.
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 22m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Cherbourg to Basel, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Basel bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Cherbourg station.
Cherbourg to Basel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg station.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 110 and takes 14h 40m.
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 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cherbourg to Basel SBB via Caen and Paris in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
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
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
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 55–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
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 30–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–13
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cherbourg to Basel bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Caen station.
Cherbourg to Basel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), 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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