There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Antwerp by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, 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 Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Anvers-Centraltrain Thalys
6h 20m€221–373Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus FlixBus N846
9h 5m€40–75Drive 571.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Antwerpcar 571.6 km
5h 49m€99–143Fly Basel to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BSL - BRU
6h 23m€97–279Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain S63
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
7h 50m€211–418Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain Eurostar / ...
9h 33m€48–91Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
5h 32m€123–342Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ZRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
6h 31m€159–417Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels 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 Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
7h 30m€141–432
Basel to Antwerp by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Antwerp is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Antwerp is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €120 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 9h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Antwerp. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Anvers-Central via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 20m.
The distance between Basel and Antwerp is 881 km. The road distance is 571.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Antwerp without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 20m and costs €220 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Basel to Antwerp, including transfers.
Basel to Antwerp bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Antwerp train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Antwerp is to train via Paris which takes 6h 20m and costs €220 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 9h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €280 and takes 6h 23m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Antwerp, Belgium?
You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Anvers-Central via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 6h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats 4 times a week. Tickets cost €40–75 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Strasbourg to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Antwerp bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Basel to Antwerp train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Antwerp is 572 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Basel to Antwerp.
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