There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Vilnius by plane, train, 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
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane BSL - VNO
7h 14m$95–297Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain 144
23h 55m$207–333Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Kaunasbus
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
31h 7mDrive 1,797 km
- Drive from Basel to Vilniuscar 1,797 km
17h 16m$363–524Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane ZRH - VNO
6h 29m$121–348Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane FRA - VNO
7h 15m$131–354Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain 144
29h 5m$127–590Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnbergbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
31h 35m
Basel to Vilnius by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Vilnius is to fly which costs $95 - $300 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Vilnius is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $120 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Vilnius. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) via Frankfurt and Kauno autobusų stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Vilnius. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Warszawa Zachodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 55m.
The distance between Basel and Vilnius is 1473 km. The road distance is 1797 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Vilnius without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 23h 55m and costs $200 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Basel to Vilnius, including transfers.
Basel to Vilnius bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Vilnius train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Vilnius is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $95 - $300. Alternatively, you can train via Berlin, which costs $200 - $340 and takes 23h 55m, you could also bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs and takes 31h 7m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Vilnius, Lithuania?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 23h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
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 Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- 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
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Vilnius bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Vilnius is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:21 AM in Basel and 5:21 AM in Vilnius.
Basel to Vilnius train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Vilnius is 1797 km. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Basel to Vilnius.
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