Basel to Paris bus: 2.6 a day, fastest 8h00

2.6 a dayfastest 8h00☾ 1 overnight busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇫🇷 France

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BaselMulhouseColmarStrasbourgMetzReimsParis· 413 km as the crow flies

11:25 → 19:35
FlixBus N199
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Besançon, Dijon
8h104 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:25 → 18:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:40 → 01:40⁺¹
FlixBus N191
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) · via Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Dijon
8h003 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 16:40 → 00:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 07:00⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Basel → Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station · via Mulhouse, Colmar, Strasbourg, Metz…
9h005 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 06:00+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (3h30). The bus takes 5h22 longer.

Bus · fastest direct8h52

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1918h00
From Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot)23 min

Train · fastest direct3h30

To Basel SBB1 min
Before departure10 min
Lyria 612B3h04
From Paris Gare de Lyon15 min

Plane · nonstop BSL to CDG4h25

To EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BSL to CDG1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From CDG1h00

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

5.3 a daydirect trains, fastest 3h04

SNCF. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Basel to Paris nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Paris?

Yes. 2.6 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Paris?

The fastest takes 8h00; the slowest 9h00, for 413 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 11:25 and the latest at 22:00, local time in Basel. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Paris?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 07:00 the next morning.

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