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How to get fromBarcelona to Baselby plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 8 ways to get from Barcelona to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly to Basel

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    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BCN - BSL
    4h 33m
    CHF 40–178

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train 9737
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    9h 38m
    CHF 147–302

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Dijonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Dijon to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N191 / ...
    14h 55m
    CHF 71–132

  4. Drive  1,000.5 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Baselcar car 1,000.5 km
    9h 49m
    CHF 169–244

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BCN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 41m
    CHF 78–222

  6. Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane BCN - SXB
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    6h 10m
    CHF 66–297

  7. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    10h 9m
    CHF 155–294

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Zürichbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    19h 53m
    CHF 111–172

Barcelona to Basel by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration9h 38mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 147Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 845.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 33m

What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?

Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and Lufthansa fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Basel St. Johann via Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville in around 9h 38m.

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