There are 6 ways to get from Saint Helier to Basel by ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
10h 23mCHF 106–352Ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Rennestrain C12
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strassebus
24h 29mCHF 75–166Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the bus from Avranches to Parisbus 772
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus
18h 3mCHF 79–203Fly Jersey Airport to Basel
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Basel (BSL)plane JER - BSL
6h 14mCHF 123–232Fly Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 38mCHF 145–357Ferry to Guernsey Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Basel (BSL)plane GCI - BSL
8h 19mCHF 209–432
Jersey Airport (JER) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Helier to Basel is to ferry and train and bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 170 and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Helier to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 240.
The distance between Saint Helier and Basel is 916 km.
The best way to get from Saint Helier to Basel without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10h 23m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 360.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Saint Helier to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Saint Helier. It is currently 9:49 AM in Saint Helier and 10:49 AM in Basel.
There are 1266+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Saint Helier, Jersey and Basel, Switzerland?
British Airways, easyJet, and Loganair fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Jersey Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–250
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Granville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Granville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Avranches to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–130
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Schedules at
- manche-iles.com
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