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How to get fromHeraklion to Baselby plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or busferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Heraklion to Basel by plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or busferry

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HER - BSL
    5h 41m
    CHF 134–605

  2. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HER - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 39m
    CHF 109–314

  3. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus bus
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    40h 55m

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Baselcar car
    33h 15m
    CHF 510–863

  5. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HER - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    8h 43m
    CHF 115–286

  6. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pejebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Peja to Basel SBBbus bus
    41h 23m
    CHF 200–238

  7. Bus and ferry, bus, train via Budapest

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain train Ic3 / ...
    44h 4m
    CHF 263–464

  8. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Colmarbus bus
    3. Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    2d

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Aigiobusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Aígio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    2d 1h
    CHF 210–270

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration5h 58mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 66Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,004.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 41m

What companies run services between Heraklion, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?

easyJet, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.

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