There are 7 ways to get from Alicante to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Basel (BSL)plane ALC - BSL
4h 56mCHF 49–186Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
16h 26mCHF 142–490Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Chalon-sur-Saônebus FlixBus N1131
- Take the bus from Chalon-sur-Saône to Mulhousebus N1315
23h 34mCHF 117–158Drive 1,477 km
- Drive from Alicante to Baselcar 1,477 km
15h 12mCHF 236–341Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ALC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 20mCHF 89–240Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VLC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 6mCHF 100–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Alicante to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Biel/Biennetrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBBtrain
23h 59mCHF 123–295
Alicante to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 45 - SFr 190 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Basel. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
The distance between Alicante and Basel is 1244 km. The road distance is 1477 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Basel without a car is to train which takes 16h 26m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 490.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Alicante to Basel, including transfers.
Alicante to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 490 and takes 16h 26m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 160 and takes 23h 34m.
Alicante to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Basel is 1477 km. It takes approximately 15h 12m to drive from Alicante to Basel.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet and Vueling Airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 16h 26m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alicante to Chalon-sur-Saône
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chalon-sur-Saône to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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