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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kaunas by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Basel to Vilnius Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)planeBSL - VNO
    2. Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kaunastrain
    9h 10m
    $112–313

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunasbus
    29h 47m
    $87–218

  3. Train, bus via Rzepin

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain12 / ...
    3. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain95
    5. Take the bus from Warsaw to Kaunasbus
    20h 32m
    $224–454

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbusFlixBus N872
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus StationbusN1230 / ...
    28h 5m
    $105–256

  5. Drive 1,746.2 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Kaunascar1,746.2 km
    15h 25m
    $352–509

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kaunas (KUN)planeZRH - KUN
    9h 48m
    $200–389

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)planeZRH - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kaunastrain
    8h 16m
    $127–366

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)planeFRA - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kaunastrain
    9h 3m
    $141–444

  9. Fly Basel to Kaunas

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kaunas (KUN)planeBSL - KUN
    8h 17m
    $115–376

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain12 / ...
    3. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain95
    5. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Kaunastrain144
    23h 3m
    $224–454

  11. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain
    2. Drive from Hamburg Altona to Kaunascar
    24h 13m
    $292–1,233

Basel to Kaunas by train and bus

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration20h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$224Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kaunas, Lithuania?

You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Kaunas, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 28h 5m. Alternatively, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kaunas (KUN) 6 times a week.

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