There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Palencia by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), 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.
Fly Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BSL - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
7h 53m€84–257Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse 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 Chamartín to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
17h 3m€189–366Train, bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- 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 San Sebastian/Donostia to Palenciatrain
26h 39m€170–272Drive 1,347.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Palenciacar 1,347.9 km
13h 50m€231–334Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
9h 7m€101–301Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SXB - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
9h 7m€134–296Fly Basel to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Miranda De Ebrobus
- Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Palenciatrain
9h 27m€90–256Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Miranda De Ebrobus
- Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Palenciatrain
10h 36m€112–310Fly Basel to Valladolid Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Valladolid Airport (VLL)plane BSL - VLL
- Take the train from Valladolid to Palenciatrain
9h 52m€158–796Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Constance central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Palenciabus
29h 16m€109–162Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Lancy-Pont-Rougetrain
- Take the bus from Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R to Gare Routièrebus 272
- Take the bus from Annecy to Chambérybus
- Take the bus from Chambery Bus Station to Valladolid Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Palenciabus
31h 7m€135–215
Basel to Palencia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Palencia is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 29h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Palencia is to fly and train which takes 7h 53m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Palencia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Palencia via Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station and Valladolid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Palencia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Palencia via Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Palencia is 1431 km. The road distance is 1347.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Palencia without a car is to train which takes 17h 3m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Basel to Palencia, including transfers.
Basel to Palencia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Palencia train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Palencia is to train which takes 17h 3m and costs €180 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 29h 16m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Palencia, Spain?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Palencia via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 17h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Palencia via Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station and Valladolid in around 29h 16m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
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
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Frankfurt, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Bordeaux, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Nice, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
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
- €60–210
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Frankfurt, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Bordeaux, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Basel to Valladolid Airport via Nice, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Miranda De Ebro to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Lancy-Pont-Rouge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Constance central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- autocareslaregional.com
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Chambery Bus Station to Valladolid Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Palencia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Constance central bus station.
Basel to Palencia train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Palencia is 1348 km. It takes approximately 13h 50m to drive from Basel to Palencia.
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