There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Zakopane by plane, train, car, bus, night train, 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 John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 4mzł 234–1,047Train, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strbatrain 603 / ...
- Drive from Strba to Zakopanecar
18h 13mzł 629–1,698Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
23h 53mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
21h 59mzł 1,092–4,366Fly 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 to Zakopane
10h 38mzł 394–1,128Train to Zurich Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 17mzł 629–1,768Train 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 to Zakopane
11h 42mzł 799–1,699Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZRH - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
10h 55mzł 688–1,815Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
18h 52mzł 598–1,638Bus via Mulhouse
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
24h 29mzł 482–902Drive 1,131.1 km
- Drive from Basel to Zakopanecar 1,131.1 km
12h 37mzł 847–1,223
Basel to Zakopane by train, foot, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zakopane is to fly and train which costs 230 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 8h 4m and costs 230 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via Jubilat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Zakopane via Muenchen Hbf and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 59m.
The distance between Basel and Zakopane is 1092 km. The road distance is 1131.1 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 23h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Basel to Zakopane, including transfers.
Basel to Zakopane bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Zakopane bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Kraków station.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zakopane ZDA via Kraków and Jubilat in around 23h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,200
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 640–660
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–700
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
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
- zł 100–650
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–650
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,300
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 270–800
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 270–800
- 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
- zł 60–80
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 60–80
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- zł 450–700
Train from Sargans to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- zł 450–700
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 25–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 22–50
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 14–20
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 14–20
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 400–700
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zakopane is 1131 km. It takes approximately 12h 37m to drive from Basel to Zakopane.
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