There are 8 ways to get from Athenry to Basel by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Athenry to Ennis
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)SNN - BSL
9h 2mCHF 88–216Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)DUB - BSL
7h 42mCHF 76–206Train, ferry
- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin HeustonIc / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
31h 1mCHF 154–306Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 56mCHF 97–240Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Galway, Bus Station to Knock Airport
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Basel (BSL)NOC - BSL
9h 10mCHF 89–218Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Athenry to Ennis
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SNN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
10h 6mCHF 139–300Train, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Athenry to Limerick
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)ORK - BSL
10h 37mCHF 98–283Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athenry to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Basel
34h 44mCHF 307–634
Athenry to Basel by train, tram, foot, ferry, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athenry to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 210 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Athenry to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 210.
The distance between Athenry and Basel is 1385 km.
The best way to get from Athenry to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 1m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Athenry to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Athenry. It is currently 3:05 PM in Athenry and 4:05 PM in Basel.
There are 1220+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Athenry, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Athenry to Basel. However, you can take the train to Ennis, walk to Ennis Bus Station, take the line 51 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, then take the line 50 bus to Basel, Kannenfeldplatz. Alternatively, you can take a train from Athenry to Basel Sbb via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 31h 1m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Athenry to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 5–8
Train from Athenry to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 15–22
Train from Athenry to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 8–12
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- 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 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway, Bus Station to Knock Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 200–950
- On Foot
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–420
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 420
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