There are 6 ways to get from Paris to Basel by train (Eurostar), car, plane, train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Paris Nord to Dortmund Hbftrain Thalys
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oeldetrain Re
6h 16m€117–325Train via Cologne #2
cheapest- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhoftrain 51
9h 5m€84–277Drive 626.8 km
- Drive from Paris to Baselcar 626.8 km
5h 52m€97–140Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oeldetrain
8h 27m€131–319Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Oeldetrain Re
8h 52m€85–267Fly to Hannover Airport, train, line 473 bus, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CDG - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oeldetrain
- Take the bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatzbus
- Take the bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bückerbus
9h 1m€142–385
Paris to Basel by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Basel is to drive which costs €95 - €140 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Basel is to drive which takes 5h 52m and costs €95 - €140.
The distance between Paris and Basel is 718 km. The road distance is 626.8 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Basel without a car is to train which takes 6h 16m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Paris to Basel, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Basel is 627 km. It takes approximately 5h 52m to drive from Paris to Basel.
There are 598+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Basel, Germany?
You can take a train from Paris Nord to Basel via Dortmund Hbf and Oelde in around 6h 16m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0 800 3 / 50 40 30
- Website
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bücker
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
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