Distance from Basel to Paris

The distance between Basel, Switzerland and Paris, France is 414 kilometers (257 miles).

Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland

Paris, Île-de-France, France

From Basel to Paris, the straight-line distance is 414 kilometers, heading west. Basel is situated at an altitude of 279 meters above sea level, while Paris is at 42 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 8-10 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
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Basel, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 47.5584° N 7.5733° E

Elevation: 279 m (915 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)
  • Grenchen Airport (ZHI)
  • Fontaine Airport (BOR)
  • Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR)
  • Bern Airport (BRN)
Paris, France

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Paris

Coordinates: 48.8534° N 2.3488° E

Elevation: 42 m (138 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Villacoublay-Vélizy (BA 107) Air Base (VIY)
  • Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG)
  • Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Other distances from Basel

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Basel to Bern 69 km
From Basel to Zürich 77 km
From Basel to Lausanne 136 km
From Basel to Winterthur 87 km
From Basel to Genève 186 km

Other distances from Paris

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paris to Marseille 661 km
From Paris to Lyon 393 km
From Paris to Toulouse 588 km
From Paris to Nice 686 km
From Paris to Nantes 343 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Nottingham, United Kingdom 414 km
Boston, United States Laval, Canada 415 km
Madrid, Spain Málaga, Spain 415 km
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Dublin, Ireland Reading, United Kingdom 415 km
Lucknow, India New Delhi, India 416 km
Vancouver, Canada Portland, United States 416 km
Lucknow, India Delhi, India 416 km
Phoenix, United States Las Vegas, United States 412 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Reading, United Kingdom 416 km
Zapopan, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 418 km
Stockholm, Sweden Oslo, Norway 418 km
Lagos, Nigeria Accra, Ghana 410 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Leicester, United Kingdom 410 km
Ottawa, Canada Hamilton, Canada 409 km
Torreón, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 409 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Managua, Nicaragua 419 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Toluca, Mexico 420 km
Zaragoza, Spain Murcia, Spain 408 km

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