There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Coimbra by plane, towncar, train, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BSL - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
6h 46m€213–379Fly Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BSL - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-Btrain
7h 28m€79–289Train, bus
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the bus from Madrid to Coimbrabus
20h 57m€183–356Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Bernbus FlixBus N872 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Coimbrabus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 15m€110–204Drive 1,795.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Coimbracar 1,795.9 km
18h 25m€307–443Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ZRH - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
7h 55m€235–363Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ZRH - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-Btrain
8h 43m€96–303Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane GVA - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
9h 39m€255–446Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane FKB - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
8h 55m€248–480Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Entroncamentotrain Re
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Coimbra-Btrain Re / ...
24h 58m€201–419Bus via Orléans
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Orleans Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Orleans to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbrabus
35h 13m€152–225
Basel to Coimbra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Coimbra is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 29h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Coimbra is to fly and towncar which takes 6h 46m and costs €210 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Coimbra. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Coimbra via Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Coimbra. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Coimbra-B via Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz and Entroncamento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 58m.
The distance between Basel and Coimbra is 1600 km. The road distance is 1795.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Coimbra without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 57m and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Basel to Coimbra, including transfers.
Basel to Coimbra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Coimbra train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Coimbra is to bus which takes 29h 15m and costs €110 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €420 and takes 24h 58m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Coimbra, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Coimbra via Bern in around 29h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Coimbra-B via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz, and Entroncamento in around 24h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- 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
- €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
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Badajoz to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Entroncamento to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Orleans to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Coimbra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Coimbra is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 1:36 AM in Basel and 12:36 AM in Coimbra.
Basel to Coimbra train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Coimbra is 1796 km. It takes approximately 18h 25m to drive from Basel to Coimbra.
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