There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Vilnius by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)BSL - VNO
7h 22m$105–297Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof12 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna95
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis144
24h 8m$229–459Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
30h 1m$116–281Drive 1,797.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Vilnius1,797.6 km
17h 10m$363–524Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)ZRH - VNO
6h 28m$120–350Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)FRA - VNO
7h 15m$136–408Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbf60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa CentralnaIc
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis144
29h 10m$181–395Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Drive from Hamburg Altona to Vilnius
25h 32m$312–1,253
Basel to Vilnius by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Vilnius is to fly which costs $100 - $300 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Vilnius is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $120 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Vilnius. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) via Nuremberg central bus station and Kauno autobusų stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Vilnius. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Warszawa Centralna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 8m.
The distance between Basel and Vilnius is 1472 km. The road distance is 1797.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Vilnius without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 24h 8m and costs $220 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Basel to Vilnius, including transfers.
Basel to Vilnius bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Vilnius train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Vilnius is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $100 - $300. Alternatively, you can train via Berlin, which costs $220 - $460 and takes 24h 8m, you could also bus, which costs $110 - $290 and takes 30h 1m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Vilnius, Lithuania?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Centralna in around 24h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $72–73
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $440–550
- Car Compartment
- $750–950
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Vilnius bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Vilnius is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:04 AM in Basel and 7:04 AM in Vilnius.
Basel to Vilnius train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Vilnius is 1798 km. It takes approximately 17h 10m to drive from Basel to Vilnius.
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