There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Calafell by plane, train, train (Renfe), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly from Basel, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BSL - BCN
- Take the train from Gavà to Calafelltrain
5h 26m€48–178Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Calafelltrain R2s / ...
11h 11m€138–265Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Dijonbus FlixBus N191 / ...
- Take the bus from Dijon to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
18h 49m€55–183Drive 1,034.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Calafellcar 1,034.3 km
10h 56m€177–255Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
- Take the train from Gavà to Calafelltrain
6h 46m€84–246Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SXB - BCN
- Take the train from Gavà to Calafelltrain
6h 46m€74–237Train, 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
- Take the train from Gavà to Calafelltrain
8h 24m€125–314Train
- 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 Calafelltrain R2s / ...
12h 19m€169–335Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Basel to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Calafell - Poblebus
20h 26m
Basel to Calafell by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Calafell is to fly and train which costs €45 - €180 and takes 5h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Calafell is to fly and train which takes 5h 26m and costs €45 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Calafell. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Calafell - Poble via Basel Euroairport FR, Dijon, Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 and Vilanova i la Geltrú - C/Pare Garí. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Calafell. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Calafell via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Basel and Calafell is 882 km. The road distance is 1034.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Calafell without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 11m and costs €130 - €270.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Basel to Calafell, including transfers.
Basel to Calafell bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Calafell train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Calafell is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 11m and costs €130 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €190 and takes 18h 49m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Calafell, Spain?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Calafell via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 11h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Calafell - Poble via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Dijon, Barcelona Airport El Prat T1, Vilanova i la Geltrú - Josep Coroleu, and Vilanova i la Geltrú - C/Pare Garí in around 18h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Gavà to Calafell
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Train from Barcelona Sants to Calafell
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
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 Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–150
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
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–50
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
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- 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
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €130–180
- 1st Class
- €170–220
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- 1st Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Dijon to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Basel to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 93 893 70 60
- info@busgarraf.cat
- Website
- busgarraf.cat
Bus from Tarragona to Calafell - Poble
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://busgarraf.cat/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Calafell bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dijon station.
Basel to Calafell train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Calafell is 1034 km. It takes approximately 10h 56m to drive from Basel to Calafell.
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