There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Salou 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 from Basel, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BSL - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 28m€50–206Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain Re / ...
12h 3m€161–266Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Barcelonabus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia to Salou - Monument Jaume Ibus
19h 12m€114–176Drive 1,092.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Saloucar 1,092.8 km
10h 51m€196–284Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 41m€95–262Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SXB - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 46m€71–324Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GVA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 25m€121–311Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia to Salou - Monument Jaume Ibus
19h 43m€149–233
Basel to Salou by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Salou is to fly and train which costs €50 - €210 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Salou is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Salou. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arriving at Salou - Monument Jaume I via Mulhouse, Estació del Nord - Final de trajecte and Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Salou. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Port Aventura via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants and Tarragona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Salou is 937 km. The road distance is 1092.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Salou without a car is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs €160 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Basel to Salou, including transfers.
Basel to Salou bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
Basel to Salou train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Salou is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs €160 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 19h 12m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Salou, Spain?
You can take a train from St Louis to Port Aventura via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, and Tarragona in around 12h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Salou - Monument Jaume I via Mulhouse, Barcelona, Estació del Nord - Final de trajecte, Gran Via - Balmes, and Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia in around 19h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–240
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
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 Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia to Salou - Monument Jaume I
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia to Salou - Monument Jaume I
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Salou bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Basel to Salou train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Salou is 1093 km. It takes approximately 10h 51m to drive from Basel to Salou.
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