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How to get fromAvignon to Baselby train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Avignon to Basel by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Lyon

    best
    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    5h 45m
    CHF 106–203

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Avignon to Mulhousebus bus FlixBus N1135 / ...
    9h 4m
    CHF 47–91

  3. Drive 592.2 km

    1. Drive from Avignon to Baselcar car 592.2 km
    6h 7m
    CHF 97–139

  4. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MRS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 53m
    CHF 113–328

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    5h 51m
    CHF 100–212

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Avignon Centre to Annecytrain train K21
    2. Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    10h 11m
    CHF 107–206

  7. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane MRS - SXB
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    5h 7m
    CHF 89–315

  8. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Basel (BSL)plane plane NCE - BSL
    7h 38m
    CHF 106–319

  9. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane GVA - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 32m
    CHF 181–500

  10. Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain train
    3. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane NCE - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    9h 2m
    CHF 180–476

  11. Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain train
    2. Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Basel (BSL)plane plane MPL - BSL
    5h 59m
    CHF 81–297

Avignon to Basel by train

Calendar103Weekly Trains
Duration5h 45mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 652.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 45m

What companies run services between Avignon, France and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Avignon Tgv to Basel St. Johann via Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville in around 5h 45m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Avignon to Mulhouse 4 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 40–70 and the journey takes 7h 20m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route twice daily.

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