There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Bruges by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain Ic / ...
7h 46m€90–326Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Bruges Sint-Michiels Station Westbus
12h 7m€57–100Drive 625.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Brugescar 625.7 km
6h 32m€107–155Fly Basel to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BSL - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
6h 46m€92–248Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain Ic / ...
8h 54m€78–163Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gentbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Brugestrain Ic / ...
12h 24mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
6h 15m€119–252Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain
6h 58m€110–370Train, 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
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
8h 14m€119–255Train 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 to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain
8h 18m€162–424
Basel to Bruges by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bruges is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bruges is to train and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bruges station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and Charleroi Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Bruges. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Bruges via Frankfurt and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 46m.
The distance between Basel and Bruges is 819 km. The road distance is 625.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bruges without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 46m and costs €90 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Basel to Bruges, including transfers.
Basel to Bruges bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Bruges train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Bruges is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 46m and costs €90 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 7m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bruges, Belgium?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Bruges via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and Charleroi Airport in around 12h 7m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Bruges bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Basel to Bruges train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Bruges is 626 km. It takes approximately 6h 32m to drive from Basel to Bruges.
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