There are 7 ways to get from Santorini Island to Basel by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JTR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 37mCHF 137–350Fly to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Basel (BSL)plane JTR - BSL
5h 24mCHF 71–248Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus
40h 40mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Baselcar
31h 34mCHF 480–837Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Colmarbus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
2d 1hCar ferry, bus via Sofia
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Baselbus
2d 4hCHF 227–435Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Colmarbus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Basel Euroairport FRbus
2d 4h
Santorini (JTR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini Island to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 250 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini Island to Basel is to fly and train which takes 4h 37m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 350.
The distance between Santorini Island and Basel is 1952 km.
The best way to get from Santorini Island to Basel without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 40h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Santorini Island to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Santorini Island. It is currently 6:07 AM in Santorini Island and 5:07 AM in Basel.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Santorini Island, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Santorini to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Santorini to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santorini to Basel via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Santorini to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Santorini to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 43
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://showmebus.com/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastferries.com.gr
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://fastferries.com.gr/en/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://fastferries.com.gr/en/
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