There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Mendaro by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Fly Basel to Bilbao Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Mendarotrain
6h 47m€69–224Train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Mendarotrain E1
14h 3m€223–402Train, bus via Geneva
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Mendarotrain E1
22h 10m€153–275Drive 1,099.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Mendarocar 1,099.2 km
11h 26m€189–272Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Mendarotrain
7h 57m€105–303Fly Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BSL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Mendarotrain
7h 13m€84–347Fly Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Mendarotrain
10h 36m€80–309Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Donostia - Donostiako Autobus Geltokia to Eibar - Urkizu Pasalekua 11bus
22h 47m€82–166Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Mendarotrain E1
23h 2m€105–184
Basel to Mendaro by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Mendaro is to bus which costs €80 - €170 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Mendaro is to fly and train which takes 6h 47m and costs €65 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Mendaro. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Mendaro - Mendaroko Ospitalea via Zurich Bus Station, Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, Donostia - Donostiako Autobus Geltokia and Eibar - Bidebarrieta Kalea 64. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Mendaro. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Mendaro via Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Mendaro is 1024 km. The road distance is 1099.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Mendaro without a car is to train which takes 14h 3m and costs €220 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Basel to Mendaro, including transfers.
Basel to Mendaro bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Mendaro 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 Mendaro is to train which takes 14h 3m and costs €220 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €170 and takes 22h 47m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Mendaro, Spain?
You can take a train from St Louis to Mendaro via Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 14h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Mendaro - Mendaroko Ospitalea via Zurich Bus Station, Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, San Sebastián - Bus Station, Donostia - Donostiako Autobus Geltokia, Eibar - Urkizu Pasalekua 11, and Eibar - Bidebarrieta Kalea 64 in around 22h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Mendaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Train from Amara-Donostia to Mendaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
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
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–210
- 1st Class
- €200–260
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €65–85
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Annemasse to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Zürich to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €1–9
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Bus from Donostia - Donostiako Autobus Geltokia to Eibar - Urkizu Pasalekua 11
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- https://www.euskotren.eus/autobus/lurraldebus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Mendaro bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Basel to Mendaro train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Mendaro is 1099 km. It takes approximately 11h 26m to drive from Basel to Mendaro.
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