There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Basel by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 39mCHF 102–284Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port 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
40h 55mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Basel
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL)plane HER - BSL
5h 41mCHF 144–605Fly Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CHQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 7mCHF 147–306Fly Chania International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Basel (BSL)plane CHQ - BSL
5h 49mCHF 119–307Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HER - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
8h 43mCHF 120–415Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HER - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
9h 27mCHF 163–346Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peja to Basel SBBbus
41h 23mCHF 198–235Bus and ferry, bus, train via Budapest
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
44h 15mCHF 257–447Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Colmarbus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
2dBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Aigiobusferry
- Take the bus from Aígio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus
2d 1hCHF 208–258
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 290 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 650.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Basel. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Basel SBB via Thessaloníki and Peja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 23m.
The distance between Crete and Basel is 2025 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Basel without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 40h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Crete to Basel, including transfers.
Crete to Basel bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Basel bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Basel is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:07 AM in Crete and 7:07 AM in Basel.
There are 1338+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Basel via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–200
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- 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 42
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Aígio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 47
- 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
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Peja to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Peja to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +383 44113710
- travelagencybeli@hotmail.com
- Website
- belitravel.com
Bus from Peja to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 103
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- 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
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Website
- Seajets
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