There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Zarautz by plane, bus, train (TGV), train, or car
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Fly Basel to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautzbus
5h 48m€72–221Fly Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
9h 54m€70–267Train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
13h 21m€169–330Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1149 / ...
19h 31m€96–161Drive 1,070.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Zarautzcar 1,070.5 km
11h 8m€182–263Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautzbus
6h 58m€94–285Fly Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BSL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
6h 31m€94–343
Basel to Zarautz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zarautz is to train and bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zarautz is to fly and bus which takes 5h 48m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Zarautz. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Zarautz via Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 21m.
The distance between Basel and Zarautz is 1032 km. The road distance is 1070.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zarautz without a car is to train which takes 13h 21m and costs €160 - €330.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Basel to Zarautz, including transfers.
Basel to Zarautz train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
Basel to Zarautz train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zarautz is 1071 km. It takes approximately 11h 8m to drive from Basel to Zarautz.
There are 1371+ hotels available in Zarautz.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zarautz, Spain?
You can take a train from St Louis to Zarautz via Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 13h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Zarautz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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