There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BSL - BCN
4h 44m€40–217Train
- 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
9h 48m€155–278Bus via Basel Euroairport FR
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Barcelonabus FlixBus N1720 / ...
16h 33m€74–128Drive 993.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Barcelonacar 993.4 km
10h 5m€172–248Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
5h 53m€77–293Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SXB - BCN
6h 4m€70–254Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GVA - BCN
7h 36m€113–404Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STR - BCN
7h 54m€108–337Train, bus
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 17m€202–359Bus
- Take the bus from MULHOUSE, Autoport Ile de Napoleon, Parking Hotel Arcotel to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30bus
16h 46m€102–224
Basel to Barcelona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Barcelona is to bus via Basel Euroairport FR which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Barcelona is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €40 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Barcelona via Basel Euroairport FR and Mulhouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Dijon Ville and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Basel and Barcelona is 846 km. The road distance is 993.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Basel to Barcelona, including transfers.
Basel to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
Basel to Barcelona train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Basel Sbb station.
The best way to get from Basel to Barcelona is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €40 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €280 and takes 9h 48m, you could also bus via Basel Euroairport FR, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 33m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Barcelona, Spain?
Vueling Airlines and easyJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Sbb to Barcelona-Sants via Dijon Ville and Lyon Part Dieu in around 9h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- 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
- €50–80
- 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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- 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
- 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
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mulhouse to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from MULHOUSE, Autoport Ile de Napoleon, Parking Hotel Arcotel to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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Basel to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Basel to Barcelona train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Barcelona is 993 km. It takes approximately 10h 5m to drive from Basel to Barcelona.
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