There are 8 ways to get from Kos to Basel by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)KGS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 19mCHF 114–341Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
45h 54mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to SyrosBsf
- Take the ferry from Syros to ThessalonikiBsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhof
2d 12hCHF 164–350Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Basel
30h 6mCHF 432–673Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)KGS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
9h 15mCHF 142–294Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)KGS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
12h 17mCHF 165–373Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the train from Piraeus to KorinthosRe
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhof
2dCar ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Agios Kirikos
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to KavalaBsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
2d 7h
Kos (KGS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 350 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Basel is to fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 350.
The distance between Kos and Basel is 2050 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Basel without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 45h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kos to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 1:47 PM in Kos and 12:47 PM in Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Kos to Basel. However, you can take the bus to Kos Airport, walk to Kos (KGS) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Kos to Basel SBB via Port Of Piraeus, Στ.Πειραια, Στ.Ομονοιασ, Athens, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Lucerne, Train Station, and Luzern in around 45h 54m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Kos to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
Flights from Kos to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kos to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–700
Flights from Kos to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–700
Flights from Kos to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Kos to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–1,100
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Kos to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Kos to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kos to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kos to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Kos to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kos to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- 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
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- 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 2m
- 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 12–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- 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 28m
- 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
- Twice 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 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- 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
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–75
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–85
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- CHF 30–45
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- CHF 60–75
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- CHF 50–65
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- CHF 70–85
Ferry from Syros to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- CHF 60–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- CHF 90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- CHF 95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- CHF 110–140
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- CHF 45–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- CHF 75–95
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- CHF 75–95
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- CHF 95–120
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.com
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Agios Kirikos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
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