There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Basel by plane, train, car or bus
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, train
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Fly from Nice (NCE) to Zurich (ZRH)
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Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Basel Sbb
Fly to Strasbourg, drive
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Fly from Nice (NCE) to Strasbourg (SXB)
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Drive from Strasbourg to Basel
Train
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Take the train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Ville
Train via Milan
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Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
Bus
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Take the bus from Nice Airport to Basel SBB
Drive
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Drive from Nice to Basel
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Basel is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 11h 13m.
The quickest way to get from Nice to Basel is to fly which costs €40 - €230 and takes 3h 48m.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Basel. However, there are services departing from Congrès / Promenade and arriving at Basel SBB via Nice Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Basel. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Basel Sbb via Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
The distance between Nice and Basel is 429 km. The road distance is 650.3 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Basel without a car is to train which takes 8h 25m and costs €290 - €550.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Nice to Basel, including transfers.
Nice to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Basel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs €40 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €550 and takes 8h 25m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 11h 13m.
- Distance: 429.3 km
- Duration: 3h 48m
What companies run services between Nice, France and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Nice to Basel once daily. Alternatively, TGV inOui operates a train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Ville twice daily. Tickets cost SFr 140 - SFr 230 and the journey takes 7h 52m. Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 160 - SFr 500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 45 - SFr 240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 40 - SFr 270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice to Strasbourg via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SFr 150 - SFr 750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice to Zurich via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SFr 180 - SFr 700
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Zuerich Hb to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 24 - SFr 35
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SFr 30 - SFr 60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Nice-Ville to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 270 - SFr 480
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 110 - SFr 200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Zuerich Hb to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 50
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- SFr 21 - SFr 28
- 1st Class
- SFr 35 - SFr 50
Train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 140 - SFr 230
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- SFr 140 - SFr 190
- 1st Class
- SFr 170 - SFr 230
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 8 - SFr 11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 (0) 1 84 94 36 35
- info@lyria.com
- Website
- tgv-lyria.com
Train from Zürich to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 19 - SFr 27
- Website
- https://www.tgv-lyria.com/fr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 17 - SFr 24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- SFr 17 - SFr 24
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 21 - SFr 35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- SFr 32 - SFr 36
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SFr 75 - SFr 170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- SFr 75 - SFr 100
- 1st Class
- SFr 120 - SFr 170
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Nice Airport to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SFr 50 - SFr 70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Nice Airport to Basel Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
Nice to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Nice to Basel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mulhouse Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Basel is 650 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Nice to Basel.
easyJet offers flights from Nice Airport to Basel Airport.
Book your Nice to Basel train tickets online with Omio.
There are 686+ hotels available in Basel. Prices start at SFr 53 per night.
The best way to get from Nice to Nice Airport is to tram which takes 25 min and costs €2.