There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Lier by train, bus, car, plane, train (TGV), or subway
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
7h 58m€181–278Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus FlixBus N846
10h 15m€44–70Drive 567 km
- Drive from Basel to Liercar 567 km
5h 49m€99–143Fly Basel to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BSL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Berchemtrain
6h 19m€88–270Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
9h 6m€99–182Bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
- Take the bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaatsbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 43m€49–70Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Berchemtrain
5h 49m€129–309Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Berchemtrain
7h 47m€150–356Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, bus, subway, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Den haagbus
- Take the subway from 's-Gravenhage, Forepark to Rotterdam, Rotterdam Centraalsubway
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lierretrain
7h 20m
Basel to Lier by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lier is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lier is to train and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lier. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Lier Zimmerplein Markthalte via Antwerpen Roosevelt perron B3 and Berchem Station perron 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lier. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Lierre via Frankfurt and Brussels-Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
The distance between Basel and Lier is 761 km. The road distance is 567 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lier without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 58m and costs €180 - €280.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Basel to Lier, including transfers.
Basel to Lier bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Lier train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lier is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 58m and costs €180 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lier, Belgium?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Lierre via Frankfurt and Brussels-Nord in around 7h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats 4 times a week. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 9h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–17
- 1st Class
- €20–23
Train from Luxembourg to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–29
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Anvers-Central to Lierre
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- 1st Class
- €5–9
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- 1st Class
- €80–110
- Phone
- +31 900 5006010
- klantenservice@ret.nl
- Website
- ret.nl
Subway from 's-Gravenhage, Forepark to Rotterdam, Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- RET
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Den haag
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lier bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Basel to Lier train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lier is 567 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Basel to Lier.
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