There are 9 ways to get from Brussels to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Paris Nordtrain Eurostar
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
5h 37mCHF 132–241Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N506 / ...
7h 55mCHF 35–70Drive 531.4 km
- Drive from Brussels to Baselcar 531.4 km
5h 30mCHF 87–125Fly Brussels Airport to Basel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane BRU - BSL
5h 35mCHF 95–288Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
5h 41mCHF 165–269Train, bus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Arlontrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Arlon Gare to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N831
9h 19mCHF 61–108Fly 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
4h 58mCHF 115–329Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
5h 9mCHF 122–317Train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Luxembourg to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 56mCHF 160–486
Brussels to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 70 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Basel is to fly and train which takes 4h 58m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brussels-North train station station and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart four 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 and arriving at Basel Sbb via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Brussels and Basel is 834 km. The road distance is 531.4 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 5h 37m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 5h 37m 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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Brussel-Zuid station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 5h 37m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 70 and takes 7h 55m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 290 and takes 5h 35m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid to Basel Sbb via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 5h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–65 and the journey takes 7h 55m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- 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 20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Arlon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Luxembourg to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Arlon Gare to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Basel is 531 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Brussels to Basel.
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