There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Lisbon by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ZRH - LIS
6h 32m€106–348Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BSL - LIS
5h 18m€74–262Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Orientebus
23h 15m€325–552Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Lyonbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus BlaBlaCar Bus
32h 43m€150–313Drive 1,966.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Lisboncar 1,966.9 km
19h 38m€338–488Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane GVA - LIS
8h 15m€135–459Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane STR - LIS
8h 28m€147–397Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
34h€220–566Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lisbonbus
36h 19m€227–491
Basel to Lisbon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lisbon is to fly which costs €70 - €270 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lisbon is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lisbon. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Lisbon - Oriente via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 43m.
The distance between Basel and Lisbon is 1825 km. The road distance is 1966.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lisbon without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 23h 15m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Basel to Lisbon, including transfers.
Basel to Lisbon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lisbon is to bus which takes 32h 43m and costs €150 - €320. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €270 and takes 5h 18m.
Basel to Lisbon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Lisbon is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 10:12 PM in Basel and 9:12 PM in Lisbon.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lisbon, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Lisbon - Oriente via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 32h 43m. Alternatively, easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) twice a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Mulhouse to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annemasse to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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