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Compare train and coach for Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £20 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 49m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £20, while a train costs an average of £45.
Distance: 223 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£45 Average Price | £20 Average Price Cheapest | £42 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 49m Average total duration Fastest 2h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 49m Average total duration 3h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 8m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône:
A coach is £25 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône costing on average £45.
Other travel options to Chalon-sur-Saône take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 49m.
You'll arrive about 49m sooner (2h 19m by train vs 3h 8m by car). Tickets start at around £45 compared to roughly £42 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône
How to get to Chalon-sur-Saône from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
10:509h45Basel20:35Chalon-sur-Saône£211One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône:
A coach is £25 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Chalon-sur-Saône costing on average £45.
Other travel options to Chalon-sur-Saône take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 49m.
- Around 14 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Chalon-sur-Saône as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Chalon-sur-Saône station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Bahnhof and arrive in Chalon-sur-Saône, Gare Routière.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV Lyria, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Chalon-sur-Saône by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe to go to Chalon-sur-Saône by coach.
- 4 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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