There are 9 ways to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel by plane, bus, car, or train
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 Basel
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Basel (BSL)plane ATH - BSL
3h 14mCHF 69–243Fly to Mulhouse
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mulhouse (MLH)plane ATH - MLH
5h 54mCHF 66–288Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισουbus Χ93
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus
36h 3mCHF 158–213Drive 2,310.4 km
- Drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Baselcar 2,310.4 km
25h 14mCHF 444–641Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 27mCHF 90–189Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ATH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
6h 19mCHF 106–318Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ATH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
7hCHF 118–303Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισουbus Χ93
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhofbus
37h 22mCHF 92–175Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
38h 28mCHF 208–366
Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel by subway, foot, bus, tram, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 65 - SFr 250 and takes 3h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 14m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel. However, there are services departing from Athens Airport Departures and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου, Athens and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 3m.
The distance between Athens Airport (ATH) and Basel is 1718 km. The road distance is 2310.4 km.
The best way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 36h 3m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel, including transfers.
Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel bus services, operated by OASA, depart from Athens Airport Departures station.
The best way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel is to fly which takes 3h 14m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 150 - SFr 220 and takes 36h 3m.
Athens Airport (ATH) to Basel bus services, operated by OASA, arrive at ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου station.
Basel is 1h behind Athens Airport (ATH). It is currently 8:52 AM in Athens Airport (ATH) and 7:52 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Athens Airport (ATH), Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Airport Departures to Basel, Bahnhof via ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου, Μεταξουργειο, Athens, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 36h 3m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mulhouse via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mulhouse via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 42
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 46
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 42
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- [email protected]
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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