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How to get fromLyon Perrache to Baselby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Lyon Perrache to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    5h 36m
    CHF 71–132

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus 122 / ...
    7h 5m
    CHF 30–50

  3. Drive  367.4 km

    1. Drive from Lyon Perrache to Baselcar car 367.4 km
    4h 36m
    CHF 62–90

  4. Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Geneva Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane GVA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 47m
    CHF 143–365

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 14m
    CHF 82–124

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LYS - BSL
    6h 9m
    CHF 115–247

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane LYS - SXB
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    4h 31m
    CHF 121–326

Lyon Perrache to Basel by bus

Calendar12Weekly Buses
Duration7h 5mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 30Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 438 km
  • Duration: 5h 36m

What companies run services between Lyon Perrache, France and Basel, Switzerland?

TGV inOui operates a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville hourly. Tickets cost CHF 70–110 and the journey takes 3h 8m. Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Basel SBB twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 30–50 and the journey takes 7h 5m.

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