There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Basel by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, or ferry
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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 51mCHF 108–339Fly Chania International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Basel (BSL)plane CHQ - BSL
5h 50mCHF 93–387Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
41h 4mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Baselcar
32h 37mCHF 463–683Fly 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 51mCHF 118–383Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peja to Zürich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBBbus 206 / ...
42h 33mFerry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the train from Piraeus to Corinthtrain Re
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus
44h 59mBus and ferry, bus, train via Budapest
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
45h 36mCHF 250–390Bus 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
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Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 390 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 390.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Basel. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Basel SBB via Thessaloníki, Peja and Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 33m.
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 41h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 51m 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 11:32 AM in Crete and 10:32 AM in Basel.
There are 1266+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Crete, 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–800
- 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 100–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–490
- 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
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Corinth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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 120–190
- 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 8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Peja to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Peja to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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 Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 83–84
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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