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

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    3h 52m
    CHF 69–118

  2. Bus

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

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Stationbus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain train Ic51
    6h 45m
    CHF 71–103

  4. Drive  363.3 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Baselcar car 363.3 km
    4h 35m
    CHF 61–88

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LYS - BSL
    6h 14m
    CHF 118–259

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    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 53m
    CHF 157–396

  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 37m
    CHF 134–338

Lyon to Basel by train

Calendar128Weekly Trains
Duration3h 52mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 69Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 425.5 km
  • Duration: 3h 52m

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

TGV inOui operates a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville hourly. Tickets cost CHF 65–110 and the journey takes 3h 8m. Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, easyJet, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.

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