There are 8 ways to get from Kaunas to Basel by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Basel (BSL)VNO - BSL
8h 7mCHF 94–250Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationN1230 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBBFlixBus N872
28h 20mCHF 79–180Train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa CentralnaIc
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin HbfEic
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf12
21h 57mCHF 116–287Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kaunas to Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
27h 35mCHF 127–205Drive 1,746.3 km
- Drive from Kaunas to Basel1,746.3 km
15h 21mCHF 278–402Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VNO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 46mCHF 104–294Fly Kaunas to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)KUN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 45mCHF 163–309Drive, car train
- Drive from Kaunas to Hamburg Altona
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
23h 52mCHF 239–967
Kaunas to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 180 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 300.
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 Bialystok, Warszawa Centralna and S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 57m.
The distance between Kaunas and Basel is 1574 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 21h 57m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 8h 7m 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 21h 57m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 180 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 Bialystok, Warszawa Centralna, and S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around 21h 57m. 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
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- 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 13–17
- 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 33–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- +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 350–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 600–750
- 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 100–115
- 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 55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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 2:24 PM in Kaunas and 1:24 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 21m to drive from Kaunas to Basel.
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