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How to get fromBasel to Brugesby train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Bruges by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train Ic / ...
    7h 38m
    €134–478

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourgbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Bruges Sint-Michiels Station Westbus bus
    10h 55m
    €96–179

  3. Drive  626.5 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Brugescar car 626.5 km
    6h 29m
    €111–161

  4. Fly Basel to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BSL - BRU
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train
    6h 42m
    €116–315

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train Ic / ...
    8h 55m
    €128–265

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gentbus bus
    2. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Brugestrain train Ic / ...
    13h 38m

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ZRH - BRU
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train
    6h 11m
    €142–383

  8. Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BSL - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain train
    7h 2m
    €137–364

  9. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train
    8h 9m
    €156–515

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane ZRH - LUX
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train
    8h 57m
    €190–577

  11. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane ZRH - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain train
    8h 26m
    €188–452

  12. Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BSL - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain train
    7h 10m
    €179–509

Basel to Bruges by train

Calendar70Weekly Trains
Duration7h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€134Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 801.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 38m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bruges, Belgium?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Bruges via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and Charleroi Airport in around 10h 55m.

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