There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Lofoten by plane, bus, train, night train, car, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane BSL - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
11h 39mkr 1,766–4,675Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus 300
47h 41mkr 5,037–6,496Drive 3,475.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Lofotencar 3,475.1 km
37h 11mkr 8,992–12,989Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane ZRH - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
11h 38mkr 1,875–5,494Fly Basel to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane BSL - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
13h 37mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane ZRH - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
14h 46mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Leknes, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leknes (LKN)plane ZRH - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
11h 26mkr 4,515–6,664Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane ZRH - SVJ
13h 48mkr 2,703–6,154Train, night train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Neumünstertrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Neumünster to Malmö, Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus 300
2dkr 5,055–6,693Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Lund Centralstationnighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain from Lund Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus 300
2d 3hCar train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Lofotencar
42h 2mkr 7,526–11,338
Basel to Lofoten by train, night train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lofoten is to fly and bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 4700 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lofoten is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 26m and costs kr 4500 - kr 7000.
The distance between Basel and Lofoten is 2584 km. The road distance is 3475.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lofoten without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 47h 41m and costs kr 5000 - kr 6500.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Basel to Lofoten, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lofoten is 3475 km. It takes approximately 37h 11m to drive from Basel to Lofoten.
There are 328+ hotels available in Lofoten.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lofoten, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Lofoten. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), walk to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Lofoten via Hamburg Hbf, Malmo Centralstation, Malmö Centralstation, Narvik stasjon, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 47h 41m.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Frankfurt, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leknes via Munich, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Munich, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Stockholm, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Copenhagen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–5,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,100
Flights from Basel to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
Flights from Basel to Bodø Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bodø Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,600
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 708
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,584
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Neumünster to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 611
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,584
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Lund Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,563
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,400
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 800–1,000
- Seating Carriage
- kr 500–650
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Lund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
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