There are 9 ways to get from Brussels to Olten by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
6h 31mCHF 115–243Bus via Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus N506 / ...
8h 58mCHF 50–73Drive 574.9 km
- Drive from Brussels to Oltencar 574.9 km
6h 10mCHF 90–130Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
4h 54mCHF 92–207Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
9h 16mFly Brussels Airport to Basel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane BRU - BSL
6h 18mCHF 80–221Train 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
6h 18mCHF 98–293Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
6h 49mCHF 135–309Fly Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Oltentrain
6h 48mCHF 91–234
Brussels to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Olten is to bus via Basel which costs SFr 50 - SFr 75 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Olten is to fly and train which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 210.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Olten. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Olten via Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 31m.
The distance between Brussels and Olten is 907 km. The road distance is 574.9 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Olten without a car is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Brussels to Olten, including transfers.
Brussels to Olten train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Olten is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus via Basel, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 75 and takes 8h 58m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 230 and takes 6h 18m.
Brussels to Olten train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Olten is 575 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Brussels to Olten.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Olten via Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 6h 31m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB 3 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 40–55 and the journey takes 7h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- 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 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 Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- 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 26–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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