There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Kaunas by plane, train, bus, car, or car 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 Basel to Vilnius Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane BSL - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
8h 54m$112–357Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain
22h 56m$277–559Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus N1230
28h 5m$169–242Drive 1,745.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Kaunascar 1,745.6 km
15h 29m$352–509Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane ZRH - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
8h 33m$152–366Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, car
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
- Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar
11h 1m$190–835Fly Basel to Kaunas
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kaunas (KUN)plane BSL - KUN
7h 35m$115–476Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Vilnius Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane FRA - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
9h 30m$167–467Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kaunas
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kaunas (KUN)plane ZRH - KUN
9h 33m$185–425Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane ZRH - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kaunastrain
13h 25m$158–380Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunasbus
29h 41m$180–330Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kaunascar
23h$292–403
Basel to Kaunas by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kaunas is to train and bus which costs $180 - $330 and takes 29h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kaunas is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $110 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kaunas station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Kaunas, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Kaunas via Frankfurt, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin and Warszawa Zachodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
The distance between Basel and Kaunas is 1573 km. The road distance is 1745.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kaunas without a car is to train which takes 22h 56m and costs $270 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Basel to Kaunas, including transfers.
Basel to Kaunas bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Kaunas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kaunas is to train which takes 22h 56m and costs $270 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $250 and takes 28h 5m, you could also fly, which costs $110 - $480 and takes 7h 35m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kaunas, Lithuania?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Kaunas via Frankfurt, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 22h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Kaunas, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 28h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Basel to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Basel to Kaunas via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kaunas via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kaunas via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kaunas via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kaunas via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–500
- Website
- Ollex
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Kaunas bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Kaunas is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:21 AM in Basel and 3:21 AM in Kaunas.
Basel to Kaunas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kaunas is 1746 km. It takes approximately 15h 29m to drive from Basel to Kaunas.
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