There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Charleroi by train (TGV), 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
best- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Namurtrain Ic / ...
7h 11m€74–148Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N831
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus flibco
9h 38m€41–94Drive 499.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Charleroicar 499.1 km
5h 23m€87–126Fly Basel to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BSL - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
6h 45m€100–269Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic
7h 36m€83–215Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Charleroi-Centraltrain S35 / ...
11h 37mTrain 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 Charleroi-Centraltrain
6h 16m€117–275Fly 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
7h 18m€116–369Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ZRH - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Namurtrain
8h 18m€130–340
Basel to Charleroi by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Charleroi is to bus which costs €40 - €95 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Charleroi is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Charleroi. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 05 via Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and CHARLEROI Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Charleroi. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Charleroi-Central via Mulhouse Ville, Luxembourg and Namur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Basel and Charleroi is 548 km. The road distance is 499.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Charleroi without a car is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €70 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Basel to Charleroi, including transfers.
Basel to Charleroi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Charleroi train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Charleroi is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €70 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €95 and takes 9h 38m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Charleroi, Belgium?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Charleroi-Central via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Luxembourg, and Namur in around 7h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 05 via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, Charleroi Airport, and CHARLEROI Airport in around 9h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- 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
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Namur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–22
- 1st Class
- €23–35
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Brussels-Nord to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- 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
- €14–50
- 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
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Charleroi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Basel to Charleroi train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Charleroi is 499 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Basel to Charleroi.
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