There are 9 ways to get from Brussels to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
5h 41mCHF 111–249Bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airportbus BlaBlaCar Bus
7h 54mCHF 28–61Drive 531.8 km
- Drive from Brussels to Baselcar 531.8 km
5h 31mCHF 86–124Fly Brussels Airport to Basel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane BRU - BSL
5h 31mCHF 85–242Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus N506 / ...
7h 55mCHF 40–60Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5hCHF 100–246Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
5h 23mCHF 92–264Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
4h 49mCHF 159–385Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
5h 5mCHF 118–361
Brussels to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Basel is to bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport which costs SFr 28 - SFr 65 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Basel is to train and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brussels-North train station station and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Basel. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Basel Sbb via Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 41m.
The distance between Brussels and Basel is 868 km. The road distance is 531.8 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Basel without a car is to train which takes 5h 41m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Brussels to Basel, including transfers.
Brussels to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Basel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Basel is to train which takes 5h 41m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus via Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport, which costs SFr 28 - SFr 65 and takes 7h 54m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 250 and takes 5h 31m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Basel Sbb via Strasbourg in around 5h 41m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 25–60 and the journey takes 7h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- 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 Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- 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 Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Brussels to Basel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Basel is 532 km. It takes approximately 5h 31m to drive from Brussels to Basel.
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