There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Prešov by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Košice International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane BSL - KSC
7h 41m€90–280Fly Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Bardejovbus
- Take the bus from Bardejov to Prešov - Cintorínebus
10h 37m€46–202Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kysaktrain 525 / ...
17h 10m€161–253Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Prešovbus FlixBus N191
19h 50m€110–180Drive 1,214.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Prešovcar 1,214.5 km
12h 43m€219–316Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZRH - KSC
6h 55m€135–366Fly Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
8h 18m€65–252Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
9h 27m€154–358Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Prešovbus
21h 41m
Basel to Prešov by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Prešov is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €210 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Prešov is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs €130 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Prešov. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Prešov. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Prešov mesto via Zuerich Hb, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Kysak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Prešov is 1084 km. The road distance is 1214.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Prešov without a car is to train which takes 17h 10m and costs €160 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Basel to Prešov, including transfers.
Basel to Prešov bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Prešov train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Prešov is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €260 and takes 17h 10m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 19h 50m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Prešov, Slovakia?
Austrian Airlines and Wizz Air fly from Basel (BSL) to Košice International Airport (KSC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Prešov mesto via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Kysak in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–250
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–220
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Košice International Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–320
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kysak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Prešov
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Bardejov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 900 211 153
- sadpo@sad-po.sk
- Website
- sad-po.sk
Bus from Bardejov to Prešov - Cintoríne
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- sad-po.sk
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- interbus.sk@gmail.com
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Prešov
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Prešov bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prešov station.
Basel to Prešov train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Prešov is 1214 km. It takes approximately 12h 43m to drive from Basel to Prešov.
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