There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Omaha Beach by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, 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.
Train via Offenburg
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeuxtrain
8h 23m€210–336Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Caenbus 772 / ...
- Take the bus from Camping to Plagebus 125
16h 38m€79–125Drive 767.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Omaha Beachcar 767.4 km
8h 25m€162–233Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BSL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeuxtrain
9h 32m€170–383Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeuxtrain 3311 / ...
9h 46m€163–256Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane SXB - CFR
10h 9m€220–402Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ZRH - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeuxtrain
10h 46m€194–423Fly Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BSL - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Bayeuxtrain
15h 3m€296–439Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane LYS - CFR
11h 33m€225–572
Basel to Omaha Beach by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Omaha Beach is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Omaha Beach is to train via Offenburg which takes 8h 23m and costs €210 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Omaha Beach. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Plage via Paris, Gare Routiere and Camping. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Omaha Beach. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bayeux via Offenburg, Magenta and Paris St Lazare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Basel and Omaha Beach is 886 km. The road distance is 767.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Omaha Beach without a car is to train via Offenburg which takes 8h 23m and costs €210 - €340.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Basel to Omaha Beach, including transfers.
Basel to Omaha Beach bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Omaha Beach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Omaha Beach is to train via Offenburg which takes 8h 23m and costs €210 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 16h 38m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Omaha Beach, France?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Omaha Beach via Offenburg, Paris Est, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, and Bayeux in around 8h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Omaha Beach via Paris, Gare Routiere, Camping, and Plage in around 16h 38m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–300
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Bayeux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Bayeux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Camping to Plage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie)
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Omaha Beach bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Basel to Omaha Beach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Omaha Beach is 767 km. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Basel to Omaha Beach.
There are 1670+ hotels available in Omaha Beach.


































