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 Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Basel (BSL)plane VNO - BSL
8h 3mCHF 95–282Train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Mockavatrain 31 / ...
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
22h 28mCHF 280–1,257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kaunas to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
27h 28mCHF 133–341Drive 1,746.3 km
- Drive from Kaunas to Baselcar 1,746.3 km
15h 24mCHF 286–413Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VNO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 37mCHF 139–358Car to Riga International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Drive from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airportcar
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RIX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 44mCHF 163–761Bus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N872
28h 20mCHF 127–212Drive, car train
- Drive from Kaunas to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
22h 41mCHF 249–334
Kaunas to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 120 - SFr 220 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaunas station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kaunas, Bus Station and arriving at Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaunas to Basel. However, there are services departing from Kaunas and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Mockava, Warszawa Centralna, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 28m.
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 28m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 8h 3m 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 28m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 1300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 220 and takes 28h 20m.
What companies run services between Kaunas, Lithuania and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Kaunas to Basel Bad Bf via Mockava, Warszawa Centralna, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Frankfurt in around 22h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Basel SBB via Nuremberg central bus station in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- 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 29–90
- 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 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–430
- Website
- Ollex
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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 2:57 PM in Kaunas and 1:57 PM in Basel.
Kaunas to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Mockava 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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