There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Lille by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
5h 10m€109–209Bus via Metz
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Metz Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 15m€31–63Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train stationbus N506 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus FlixBus N781 / ...
10h 2m€50–74Drive 581 km
- Drive from Basel to Lillecar 581 km
6h 42m€99–143Fly Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BSL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
4h 55m€108–364Train 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
6h 48m€124–278Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ZRH - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
6h 10m€130–428Fly Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
7h 22m€117–404
Basel to Lille by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lille is to bus via Metz which costs €30 - €65 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lille is to fly and train which takes 4h 55m and costs €100 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lille. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Lille via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lille. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Lille Europe via Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Lille is 756 km. The road distance is 581 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lille without a car is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Basel to Lille, including transfers.
Basel to Lille bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Lille train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lille is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 10h 2m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lille, France?
You can take a train from St Louis to Lille Europe via Strasbourg in around 5h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Lille via Brussels-North train station in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
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
- €40–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Comfort
- €60–85
- Premium
- €85–110
- 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
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Metz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lille bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Basel to Lille train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lille is 581 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Basel to Lille.
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