There are 9 ways to get from Antwerp to Basel by train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train (TGV), or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
6h 55mCHF 129–318Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Basel SBBbus N846
8h 50mCHF 40–60Bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airportbus BlaBlaCar Bus
8h 48mCHF 42–57Drive 573.1 km
- Drive from Antwerp to Baselcar 573.1 km
5h 48mCHF 90–130Fly Brussels Airport to Basel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane BRU - BSL
5h 43mCHF 74–227Train
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
7h 41mCHF 114–251Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 18mCHF 98–241Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
4h 40mCHF 91–312Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 10mCHF 135–366
Antwerp to Basel by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antwerp to Basel is to bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport which costs SFr 40 - SFr 60 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Antwerp to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 40m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Antwerp to Basel. However, there are services departing from Anvers-Central and arriving at Basel Sbb via Paris l'Est and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Antwerp and Basel is 935 km. The road distance is 573.1 km.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 55m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 320.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Antwerp to Basel, including transfers.
Antwerp to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Antwerp to Basel train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Anvers-Central station.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 6h 55m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 320. Alternatively, you can bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 60 and takes 8h 48m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 230 and takes 5h 43m.
What companies run services between Antwerp, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Anvers-Central to Basel Sbb via Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 6h 55m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 35–55 and the journey takes 8h 30m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–23
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–11
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- CHF 9–11
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Antwerp to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Antwerp to Basel train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Antwerp to Basel is 573 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Antwerp to Basel.
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