There are 7 ways to get from Dublin to Basel by plane, ferry, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)DUB - BSL
4h 52mCHF 55–186Ferry, train via London
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
16h 32mCHF 246–642Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
27h 1mCHF 168–319Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
35h 31mFly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 6mCHF 80–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Basel
33h 4mCHF 294–604Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to CaenK2+ / ...
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
36h 9mCHF 135–166
Dublin to Basel by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 190 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Basel. However, there are services departing from The Gresham Hotel and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 31m.
The distance between Dublin and Basel is 1186 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Basel without a car is to ferry and train via London which takes 16h 32m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Dublin to Basel, including transfers.
Dublin to Basel bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from The Gresham Hotel station.
Dublin to Basel bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 6:30 PM in Dublin and 7:30 PM in Basel.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
Ryanair, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- 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 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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 35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 175–190
- On Foot
- CHF 35–45
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 200–950
- On Foot
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–418
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 418
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