There are 6 ways to get from French Alps to Basel by unknown, train, bus, or plane
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Travel, train via Visp
best- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix-Mont-Blancunknown
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Martignytrain Mbx / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
5h 49mTravel, bus
- Walk from French Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N506
5h 56mTravel, bus to Geneva International Airport, fly, train
- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 49mTravel, train
- Walk from French Alps to Taconnazunknown
- Take the train from Martigny to Lausannetrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
6h 44mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from French Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Courmayeur to Yverdon, Petits-Champsbus
- Take the train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Basel SBBtrain
7h 48mTravel, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
- Walk from French Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Courmayeur to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 34m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between French Alps and Basel is 309 km.
The best way to get from French Alps to Basel without a car is to travel and train via Visp which takes 5h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from French Alps to Basel, including transfers.
There are 553+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between French Alps, France and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from French Alps to Basel. However, you can travel to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, take the train to Vallorcine, take the train to Martigny, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from French Alps to Basel SBB via Courmayeur and Aosta in around 5h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- info@tmrsa.ch
- Website
- tmrsa.ch
Train from Vallorcine to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–25
- Schedules at
- tmrsa.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–46
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 23–27
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 41–46
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 27–40
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–45
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–27
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Aosta to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Courmayeur to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Courmayeur to Yverdon, Petits-Champs
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–15
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
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