There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Lienz by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof A
9h 41mFly Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)BSL - VCE
- Take the bus from Venice to Dobbiaco
- Take the train from Dobbiaco Toblach to Lienz In Osttirol
8h 51m€79–228Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station206 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof A
10hDrive 525.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Lienz525.8 km
6h 20m€90–130Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Lienz In Osttirol
8h 38m€172–734Train, bus via Kitzbühel
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Woergl HbfRjx
- Take the bus from Kitzbühel Bahnhof B to Lienz Bahnhof B
9h 48m€160–285Train, bus via Feldkirch
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to FeldkirchRjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof A
10h 33mTrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Lienz In Osttirol
11h 9m€146–284Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Lienz In Osttirol
9h 36m€155–827Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Lienz In Osttirol
9h 25m€149–791Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZRH - VCE
- Take the bus from Venice to Dobbiaco
- Take the train from Dobbiaco Toblach to Lienz In Osttirol
10h 2m€120–294
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lienz is to drive which costs €90 - €130 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lienz is to drive which takes 6h 20m and costs €90 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Lienz Bahnhof A via Zurich Bus Station, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz and Innsbruck Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Lienz In Osttirol via Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner and Fortezza/Franzensfes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 9m.
The distance between Basel and Lienz is 542 km. The road distance is 525.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lienz without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Basel to Lienz, including transfers.
Basel to Lienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Lienz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lienz is to bus which takes 10h and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €290 and takes 11h 9m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lienz, Tyrol, Austria?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Lienz Bahnhof A via Zurich Bus Station, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, and Innsbruck Hbf in around 10h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Lienz In Osttirol via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, and Fortezza/Franzensfes in around 11h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Woergl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–24
Train from Zuerich Hb to Woergl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €26–40
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31–32
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Dobbiaco Toblach to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31–32
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €24–30
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €28–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €28–35
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €27–40
- First Class
- €50–70
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof A
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venice to Dobbiaco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–31
- Private
- €50–140
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Kitzbühel Bahnhof B to Lienz Bahnhof B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
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Basel to Lienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Basel to Lienz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lienz is 526 km. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Basel to Lienz.
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