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How to get fromLe Puy-en-Velay to Baselby train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Le Puy-en-Velay to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Le Puy En Velay to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    7h 17m
    CHF 100–158

  2. Drive  493.7 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Le Puy-en-Velay to Baselcar car 493.7 km
    6h 7m
    CHF 95–137

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Étienne, Rue Jacques Canstant Milleretbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus bus
    9h 39m
    CHF 151–174

  4. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Le Puy En Velay to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    2. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane LYS - BSL
    8h 39m
    CHF 128–309

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Le Puy-en-Velay to Lyon Airportbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    9h 59m
    CHF 310–363

  6. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Le Puy En Velay to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    2. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    4. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane GVA - ZRH
    5. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 56m
    CHF 184–451

  7. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport

    1. Take the train from Le Puy En Velay to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    2. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane LYS - SXB
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    7h 17m
    CHF 156–388

  8. Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Le Puy En Velay to Clermont Ferrandtrain train
    2. Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CFE - BSL
    11h 37m
    CHF 140–746

Le Puy-en-Velay to Basel by train

Calendar91Weekly Trains
Duration7h 17mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 570.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 17m

What companies run services between Le Puy-en-Velay, France and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Le Puy En Velay to Basel St. Johann via St Etienne Chateaucreux, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 7h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Le Puy-en-Velay to Basel SBB via Saint-Étienne, Rue Jacques Canstant Milleret, Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop, and Lyon in around 9h 39m.

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