There are 8 ways to get from Kaunas to Basel by train, plane, bus, car, or car 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 to Vilnius Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Basel (BSL)plane VNO - BSL
8h 14mCHF 75–240Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaunas to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
27h 36mCHF 67–210Train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Białystoktrain
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain 15 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
22h 11mCHF 138–378Drive 1,746.3 km
- Drive from Kaunas to Baselcar 1,746.3 km
15h 24mCHF 270–390Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VNO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 44mCHF 99–284Fly Kaunas to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KUN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 44mCHF 153–299Bus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
29h 49mDrive, car train
- Drive from Kaunas to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
23h 40mCHF 235–961
Kaunas to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 240 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaunas station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kaunas, Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Nürnberg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaunas to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kaunas and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Bialystok, Warszawa Centralna, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 11m.
The distance between Kaunas and Basel is 1575 km. The road distance is 1746.3 km.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Basel without a car is to train which takes 22h 11m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Kaunas to Basel, including transfers.
Kaunas to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kaunas, Bus Station.
Kaunas to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Kaunas station.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to train which takes 22h 11m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 49m.
What companies run services between Kaunas, Lithuania and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kaunas to Basel Bad Bf via Bialystok, Warszawa Centralna, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Frankfurt in around 22h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof via Nürnberg in around 29h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–16
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 34
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 31–37
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- 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 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 340–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 550–750
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Nürnberg to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Kaunas to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Basel is 1h behind Kaunas. It is currently 11:22 PM in Kaunas and 10:22 PM in Basel.
Kaunas to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Białystok station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaunas to Basel is 1746 km. It takes approximately 15h 24m to drive from Kaunas to Basel.
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