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

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There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Ponferrada by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or towncar

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  1. Fly Basel to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train

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    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
    10h 2m
    €114–346

  2. 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 4m
    €328–549

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Leónbus bus
    5. Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain train Re / ...
    25h 1m
    €195–468

  4. Drive 1,537.5 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Ponferradacar car 1,537.5 km
    15h 40m
    €268–387

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

    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
    11h 25m
    €155–475

  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 6m
    €328–504

  7. 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
    13h 1m
    €122–329

  8. 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 23m
    €165–416

  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 20m
    €364–593

  10. 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
    10h 49m
    €199–780

  11. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Miranda De Ebrobus bus
    4. Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Ponferradatrain train
    13h 12m
    €167–398

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Leónbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus bus
    26h 14m
    €140–245

  13. Train, bus via Bilbao

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Ponferradabus bus
    29h 24m
    €206–466

Basel to Ponferrada by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration19h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€328Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,615.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 2m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ponferrada, Spain?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Ponferrada via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 19h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Ponferrada via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Leon in around 26h 14m.

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