There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Irun by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, 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.
Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BSL - BIQ
5h 17m€86–341Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
7h 2m€84–241Train via Paris
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
9h 17m€215–647Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hendayebus FlixBus N1149 / ...
19h 42mDrive 1,033.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Iruncar 1,033.7 km
10h 48m€180–259Fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane BSL - EAS
6h 13m€93–274Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
7h 50m€100–276Train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
12h 37m€219–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Hendayebus
22h 7m€159–358
Basel to Irun by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Irun is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €250 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Irun is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €85 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Irun. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Hendaye via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Irun. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Hendaye via Strasbourg, Gare de l'Est and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
The distance between Basel and Irun is 876 km. The road distance is 1033.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Irun without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 17m and costs €210 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Basel to Irun, including transfers.
Basel to Irun bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Irun train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
The best way to get from Basel to Irun is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €85 - €350. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €210 - €650 and takes 9h 17m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 19h 42m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Irun, Spain?
easyJet, Air France, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from St Louis to Hendaye via Strasbourg, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Basel to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Basel to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–340
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lausanne to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Irun bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Basel to Irun train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Irun is 1034 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Basel to Irun.
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