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How to get fromBasel to Ponferradaby train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, towncar or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Ponferrada by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, towncar, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane plane ZRH - SCQ
    3. Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain train
    10h 59m
    €187–440

  2. Fly Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    2. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train
    10h 20m
    €99–272

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    4. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train Ic
    18h 54m
    €195–372

  4. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Zamorabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zamora to Ponferradabus bus
    29h 45m
    €121–218

  5. Drive 1,538.2 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Ponferradacar car 1,538.2 km
    15h 41m
    €268–386

  6. Fly Basel to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane plane BSL - OPO
    2. Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar towncar
    3. Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain train
    12h 15m
    €312–473

  7. Fly Basel to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane plane BSL - SCQ
    2. Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain train
    9h 49m
    €136–371

  8. Fly Basel to Asturias Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane plane BSL - OVD
    2. Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus bus
    3. Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain train
    4. Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain train
    12h 18m
    €108–401

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane plane ZRH - OPO
    3. Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar towncar
    4. Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain train
    13h 25m
    €353–492

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train
    11h 34m
    €130–341

  11. Fly Basel to León Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to León Airport (LEN)plane plane BSL - LEN
    2. Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain train
    14h 13m
    €215–921

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain train Ic
    19h 30m
    €240–392

  13. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Ponferradatrain train Alv
    21h 36m
    €245–439

  14. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Constance central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Valladolidbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Valladolid to Ponferradabus bus
    32h 45m
    €120–186

Basel to Ponferrada by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration18h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€195Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ponferrada, Spain?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Ponferrada via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 18h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Ponferrada via Lyon and Zamora in around 29h 45m.

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