There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Villach by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Villach Bus Stationbus FlixBus N953
10h 13mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain 513 / ...
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbftrain Ic
10h 36m€94–687Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Villach Hbfnighttrain En / ...
10h 32m€241–743Drive 626.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Villachcar 626.7 km
7h 45m€109–157Fly Basel to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
7h 36m€227–614Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
6h 45m€213–654Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbftrain
6h 35m€185–558Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain
8h 44m€157–588Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Udine
- Take the train from Udine to Villach Hbftrain
9h 21m€295–789
Basel to Villach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Villach is to drive which costs €100 - €160 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Villach is to train and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €180 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Villach station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Villach Bus Station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Villach. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Villach Hbf via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Schwarzach-St.Veit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 36m.
The distance between Basel and Villach is 634 km. The road distance is 626.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Villach without a car is to bus which takes 10h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Basel to Villach, including transfers.
Basel to Villach bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Villach train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Villach is to bus which takes 10h 13m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €700 and takes 10h 36m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Villach, Austria?
You can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Villach Bus Station via Zurich Bus Station in around 10h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Villach Hbf via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Schwarzach-St.Veit in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–45
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- *
- €21–35
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €28–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Udine to Villach Hbf
- *
- €21–35
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Udine to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Villach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €146
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €146
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–430
- Website
- GoOpti
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Villach bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Basel to Villach train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Villach is 627 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Basel to Villach.
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