There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Pilsen by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
5h 43mKč 1,851–5,882Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 41mKč 1,600–2,800Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
10h 7mKč 4,641–18,182Drive 619.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Pilsencar 619.1 km
5h 8mKč 2,646–3,822Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
6h 46mKč 3,151–7,763Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain
8h 38mKč 5,241–17,413Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain
8h 29mKč 4,941–15,932Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich to Pilsen - Husova Central Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 37mKč 1,901–4,413
Basel to Pilsen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Pilsen is to bus which costs 1 600 Kč - 2 800 Kč and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Pilsen is to drive which takes 5h 8m and costs 2 600 Kč - 3 900 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
The distance between Basel and Pilsen is 661 km. The road distance is 619.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Pilsen without a car is to bus which takes 9h 41m and costs 1 600 Kč - 2 800 Kč.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Basel to Pilsen, including transfers.
Basel to Pilsen bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Pilsen is to bus which takes 9h 41m and costs 1 600 Kč - 2 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 4 600 Kč - 19 000 Kč and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Pilsen, Czechia?
GrandBus operates a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží once daily, and the journey takes 9h 41m. FlixBus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via München Hbf and Muenchen Hbf in around 10h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–5,500
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–15,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–9,000
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–12,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–3,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–9,000
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–10,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–7,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–6,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,700–15,000
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,100–12,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–9,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- 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
- Kč 800–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Pilsen - Husova Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Pilsen bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží station.
Basel to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Pilsen is 619 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Basel to Pilsen.
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