There are 6 ways to get from French Alps to Basel by unknown, train, bus, or plane
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Travel, train via Visp
best- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix-Mont-Blancunknown
- Take the train from Vallorcine to Martignytrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
5h 34mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from French Alps to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)unknown
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lausannebus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
6h 7mTravel, bus to Geneva International Airport, 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, bus
- Walk from French Alps to Piazzale Monte Biancounknown
- Take the bus from Piazzale Monte Bianco to Aosta Autostazionebus 581
- Take the bus from Aosta to Basel SBBbus
6h 26mTravel, train
- Walk from French Alps to Taconnazunknown
- Take the train from Martigny to Lausannetrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
6h 37mTravel, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
- Walk from French Alps to Courmayeurunknown
- Take the bus from Courmayeur to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 34m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between French Alps and Basel is 309 km.
The best way to get from French Alps to Basel without a car is to travel and train via Visp which takes 5h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from French Alps to Basel, including transfers.
There are 1336+ 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 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, take the train to Vallorcine, take the train 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 Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud), Lausanne, Parc Vélodrome, Lausanne, gare, and Lausanne in around 6h 7m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Phone
- +41 27 721 68 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transports de Martigny et Régions
Train from Vallorcine to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–25
- Schedules at
- Transports de Martigny et Régions
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Piazzale Monte Bianco to Aosta Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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