There are 10 ways to get from Galway to Basel by bus, plane, train, ferry, 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.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
8h 43mCHF 98–254Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
7h 24mCHF 81–229Train, ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
31h 43mCHF 526–1,278Bus, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Liffey Valley SCbus 763
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
3d 10hCHF 214–478Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Basel (BSL)plane NOC - BSL
8h 39mCHF 113–444Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
10h 4mCHF 91–288Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 41mCHF 124–403Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 47mCHF 102–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Baselcar
35h 10mCHF 561–950Bus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bonnbus
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhofbus
3d 13hCHF 119–438
Galway to Basel by train, tram, foot, ferry, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Basel is to bus and fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 230 and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Galway to Basel. However, there are services departing from Galway Coach Stn and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Bonn Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Galway and Basel is 1396 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 43m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Galway to Basel, including transfers.
Galway to Basel bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Galway Coach Stn station.
Galway to Basel bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 5:18 PM in Galway and 6:18 PM in Basel.
There are 1314+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Galway Coach Stn to Basel, Bahnhof via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Bonn Hbf in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 16–23
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–160
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Suceava to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 42–46
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,000
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 412
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