There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Lake Bled by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, or car
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 Ljubljana
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
6h 58m€136–398Fly 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€69–778Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
13h 11m€228–758Bus
- 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€71–116Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Lesce Blednighttrain En
12h 3m€274–849Train 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€139–373Train 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€201–1,069Train 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€299–623Train, night train via Neu-Ulm
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 60
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Jesenicenighttrain En
14h 48m€166–415Drive 674.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Bledcar 674.6 km
8h 11m€120–173
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 €70 - €120 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 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Bled Union via Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 13m.
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 Zuerich Hb, Schwarzach-St.Veit and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 11m.
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 train which takes 13h 11m and costs €220 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Basel to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Basel to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB 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 €130 - €400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €800 and takes 13h 11m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 13m.
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 train from Basel SBB to Bled Union via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Schwarzach-St.Veit, Villach Hbf, Lesce Bled, and Lesce ŽP in around 13h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–180
- 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
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €21–35
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
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
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €81
- Private
- €255
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Basel to Lake Bled train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB 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.
There are 2128+ hotels available in Lake Bled.

















































