There are 7 ways to get from Saint Helier to Basel by ferry, train, bus, car, plane, or car ferry
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 24mCHF 78–320Ferry, 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 26mCHF 73–277Ferry, 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
17h 34mCHF 77–185Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the ferry from Granville to Chauseyferry
- Take the ferry from Chausey to St Malo Ferry Portferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Baselcar
15hCHF 175–300Fly Jersey Airport to Basel
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Basel (BSL)plane JER - BSL
6h 17mCHF 118–227Fly 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 37mCHF 152–319Car ferry to Guernsey Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Basel (BSL)plane GCI - BSL
9h 22mCHF 280–419
Jersey Airport (JER) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Helier to Basel is to ferry and bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 190 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Helier to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 230.
The distance between Saint Helier and Basel is 915 km.
The best way to get from Saint Helier to Basel without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10h 24m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Saint Helier to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Saint Helier. It is currently 4:59 PM in Saint Helier and 5:59 PM in Basel.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Saint Helier, Jersey and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet and British Airways fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Jersey Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–210
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–100
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–140
- 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 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- 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 40–140
- 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 13m
- 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 20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- 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 40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Granville to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Schedules at
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from Chausey to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–130
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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