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How to get fromBasel to Lofotenby train, plane, bus, night train, ferry, car or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Lofoten by train, plane, bus, night train, ferry, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leknes, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leknes (LKN)plane plane ZRH - LKN
    3. Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus bus
    11h 51m
    kr 2,710–6,907

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane ZRH - EVE
    3. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus bus
    11h 38m
    kr 2,170–5,237

  3. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic
    3. Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain night train
    4. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus bus 300
    44h 29m

  4. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zagrebbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Uppsala Centralbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Uppsala Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain night train
    4. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus bus 300
    2d 17h

  5. Night train, train, bus

    1. Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic
    3. Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain night train
    4. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus bus 300
    47h 23m

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane plane ZRH - SVJ
    11h 51m
    kr 3,105–7,902

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane plane ZRH - BOO
    3. Take the ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    14h 47m

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane FRA - EVE
    3. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus bus
    12h 34m
    kr 2,771–5,035

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus bus 300
    44h 46m
    kr 3,799–5,778

  10. Drive 3,475.1 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Lofotencar car 3,475.1 km
    37h 11m
    kr 7,214–10,421

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Lofotencar car
    36h 54m
    kr 7,230–10,355

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leknes (LKN) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration7h 28mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,382Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lofoten, Norway?

There is no direct connection from Basel to Lofoten. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Leknes (LKN), walk to Lufthavnveien kryss, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Lofoten via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, Stockholm Centralstation, Stockholm Centralstation, Narvik stasjon, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 44h 29m.

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