There are 7 ways to get from Cherbourg to Basel by train (TGV), 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 23mCHF 101–277Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain K2+ / ...
- Take the bus from Caen to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBBbus 099
14h 55mCHF 77–120Drive 839.8 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Baselcar 839.8 km
9h 11mCHF 136–196Train 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 14mCHF 152–400Train 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 167–444Train, 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 3mCHF 228–545Train 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
9h 59mCHF 221–598
Cherbourg to Basel by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to train and bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 120 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 400.
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 23m.
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 23m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Cherbourg to Basel, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Basel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg 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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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 23m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
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 55–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–450
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 55–130
- 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 55–85
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 90–130
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 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 Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 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
- 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 Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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 40–150
- 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 40–250
- 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 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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