There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Saint-Nazaire by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain Ter
7h 43m€183–323Fly Basel to St-Nazaire
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to St-Nazaire (SNR)plane BSL - SNR
20h 33m€86–312Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus FlixBus N199
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Saint-Nazairetrain 411A
12h 28m€128–234Drive 884.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Saint-Nazairecar 884.9 km
9h 20m€155–224Fly Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
5h 15m€95–267Train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain Ter
10h 3m€186–369Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus FlixBus N191
- Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Saint-Nazairebus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 20m€90–152Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
5h 28m€96–310Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ZRH - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
7h 59m€132–353Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
8h 12m€162–495Fly 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 Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Savenaytrain
9h 56m€210–394
Basel to Saint-Nazaire by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Saint-Nazaire is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Saint-Nazaire is to fly and train which takes 5h 15m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Saint-Nazaire. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Saint-Nazaire via Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Saint-Nazaire. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at St Nazaire via Mulhouse Ville, Quai de la Gare, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 43m.
The distance between Basel and Saint-Nazaire is 967 km. The road distance is 884.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Saint-Nazaire without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 43m and costs €180 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Basel to Saint-Nazaire, including transfers.
Basel to Saint-Nazaire bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Saint-Nazaire train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Saint-Nazaire is to train via Paris which takes 7h 43m and costs €180 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 15h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €320 and takes 20h 33m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Saint-Nazaire, France?
You can take a train from St Louis to St Nazaire via Mulhouse Ville, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Nantes in around 7h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Saint-Nazaire via Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station in around 15h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–330
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Basel to St-Nazaire via Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Basel to St-Nazaire via Frankfurt, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Basel to St-Nazaire via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Basel to St-Nazaire via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Basel to St-Nazaire via Nice, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Basel to St-Nazaire via Munich, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Saint-Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Redon to Savenay
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Saint-Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Saint-Nazaire bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Basel to Saint-Nazaire train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Saint-Nazaire is 885 km. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Basel to Saint-Nazaire.
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