There are 9 ways to get from Bratislava to Basel by bus, plane, train, car, or car train
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
4h 28mCHF 61–200Fly Bratislava Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Basel (BSL)plane BTS - BSL
4h 13mCHF 34–215Train
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
10h 12mCHF 134–213Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus 901
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N191
14h 45mCHF 48–86Drive 810.8 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Baselcar 810.8 km
9h 6mCHF 127–183Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 43mCHF 111–244Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Basel (BSL)plane BUD - BSL
7h 14mCHF 40–172Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Flughafen Wienbus
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
11h 36mCHF 128–219Drive, car train
- Drive from Bratislava to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
8h 53mCHF 187–255
Bratislava to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bratislava to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 90 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bratislava to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bratislava to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bratislava and arriving at Basel SBB via Vienna International Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Bratislava to Basel. However, there are services departing from Bratislava-Petrzalka and arriving at Basel SBB via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Bratislava and Basel is 740 km. The road distance is 810.8 km.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Basel without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Bratislava to Basel, including transfers.
Bratislava to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava station.
Bratislava to Basel train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Bratislava-Petrzalka station.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Basel is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 90 and takes 14h 45m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 220 and takes 4h 13m.
What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Basel SBB via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 10h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bratislava to Basel SBB via Vienna International Airport in around 14h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–90
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 100–160
Train from Flughafen Wien to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–17
- 1st Class
- CHF 18–24
- Business
- CHF 20–22
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–14
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–17
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Bratislava to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna International Airport station.
Bratislava to Basel train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bratislava to Basel is 811 km. It takes approximately 9h 6m to drive from Bratislava to Basel.
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