There are 5 ways to get from French Alps to Basel by unknown, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, train via Visp
best- Walk from French Alps to Martignyunknown
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
4h 15mTravel, bus
- Walk from French Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N506
5h 56mTravel, bus, fly, train
- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 49mTravel, train
- Walk from French Alps to Taconnazunknown
- Take the train from Martigny to Lausannetrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
6h 48mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from French Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Courmayeur to Yverdon, Petits-Champsbus
- Take the train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Basel SBBtrain
7h 48m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between French Alps and Basel is 299 km.
The best way to get from French Alps to Basel without a car is to travel and train via Visp which takes 4h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from French Alps to Basel, including transfers.
There are 1337+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between French Alps, France and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from French Alps to Basel. However, you can travel to Martigny, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from French Alps to Basel SBB via Courmayeur and Aosta in around 5h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–350
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–46
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 23–27
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 41–46
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 28–40
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–45
Train from Martigny to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–27
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aosta to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Courmayeur to Yverdon, Petits-Champs
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
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