There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Lake Bled by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly Basel to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
6h 58m€146–328Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
7h 43m€69–818Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
12h 34m€104–794Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
12h 37m€101–383Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Lesce Blednighttrain En
12h 3m€262–796Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
6h 6m€132–359Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
8h 36m€194–1,075Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
8h 20m€297–589Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus stationbus FlixBus N887
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Unionbus Pr A22 6370 4 / ...
14h 13m€75–122Drive 674.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Bledcar 674.6 km
8h 11m€117–169
Basel to Lake Bled by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lake Bled is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lake Bled is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce via Venezia, Piazzale Roma and Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Lesce Bled via Sargans, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Basel and Lake Bled is 588 km. The road distance is 674.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lake Bled without a car is to bus via Venice which takes 12h 34m and costs €100 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Basel to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Basel to Lake Bled bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Lake Bled train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lake Bled is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Venice, which costs €100 - €800 and takes 12h 34m, you could also train, which costs €100 - €390 and takes 12h 37m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
Lufthansa, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce via Venezia, Piazzale Roma and Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia in around 12h 34m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €55–85
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €81–750
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €81
- Private
- €255
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €81–750
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €81
- Private
- €255
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €120–150
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lake Bled bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, arrive at Venezia, Piazzale Roma station.
Basel to Lake Bled train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lake Bled is 675 km. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Basel to Lake Bled.
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