There are 11 ways to get from Biarritz to Basel by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Biarritz to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
10h 18mCHF 214–404Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N839
19h 13mCHF 75–143Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
18h 19mCHF 129–336Drive 1,008 km
- Drive from Biarritz to Baselcar 1,008 km
10h 37mCHF 159–230Fly San Sebastián Airport to Basel
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Basel (BSL)plane EAS - BSL
8h 23mCHF 178–336Train
- Take the train from Biarritz to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
11h 56mCHF 242–431Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 31mCHF 132–426Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
8h 4mCHF 155–440Bus, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Biarritz Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 11mCHF 110–349Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Biarritz to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 40mCHF 139–408Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Basel
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Basel (BSL)plane BIQ - BSL
4h 3mCHF 94–305
Biarritz to Basel by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Biarritz to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 150 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Biarritz to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct bus from Biarritz to Basel. However, there are services departing from Mairie de Biarritz L. Barthou and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, Geneva and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 13m.
The distance between Biarritz and Basel is 1275 km. The road distance is 1008 km.
The best way to get from Biarritz to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 18m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Biarritz to Basel, including transfers.
Biarritz to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Biarritz to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 10h 18m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 410. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 340 and takes 8h 23m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 150 and takes 19h 13m.
Biarritz to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Geneva - Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Biarritz to Basel is 1008 km. It takes approximately 10h 37m to drive from Biarritz to Basel.
What companies run services between Biarritz, France and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Les Trois Fontaines to Basel Sbb via Gare de Biarritz, Biarritz, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and Iberia fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Biarritz to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Biarritz to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Biarritz to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Biarritz to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Biarritz Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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