There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Alicante by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, or car
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 Zurich Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ZRH - ALC
6h 23m€104–281Fly Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BSL - ALC
5h 9m€54–859Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
16h 10m€212–390Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicantebus
23h 54m€185–441Drive 1,472.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Alicantecar 1,472.9 km
15h 22m€253–365Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane FKB - ALC
7h 23m€82–344Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane GVA - ALC
8h 2m€132–404Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ZRH - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
9h 20m€126–366Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
17h 29m€262–483Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lyonbus FlixBus N122 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Alicantebus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 35m€108–198
Basel to Alicante by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Alicante is to fly which costs €50 - €900 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Alicante is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs €50 - €900.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Alicante via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Alicante is 1370 km. The road distance is 1472.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Alicante without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 16h 10m and costs €210 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Basel to Alicante, including transfers.
Basel to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Alicante train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Alicante is to train via Lyon which takes 16h 10m and costs €210 - €390. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €50 - €900 and takes 5h 9m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 24h 35m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 10m. Alternatively, easyJet and Vueling Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) 3 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Basel to Alicante train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Alicante is 1473 km. It takes approximately 15h 22m to drive from Basel to Alicante.
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