There are 9 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 stotistrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Basel (BSL)plane VNO - BSL
8h 6mCHF 89–240Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaunas to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
27h 37mCHF 69–212Train
- 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 14mCHF 140–284Drive 1,746.3 km
- Drive from Kaunas to Baselcar 1,746.3 km
15h 25mCHF 279–402Train 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 45mCHF 99–294Fly 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 43mCHF 163–309Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VNO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
9h 13mCHF 120–401Bus
- 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 77–170Drive, car train
- Drive from Kaunas to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
23h 42mCHF 240–968
Kaunas to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Basel is to train and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs SFr 95 - 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, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 14m.
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 22h 14m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 8h 6m 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 14m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 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, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Frankfurt in around 22h 14m. 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 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
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
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- 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 80–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kaunas to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- 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 35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 32–37
- 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 35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–85
- 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
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–70
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 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 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 19–45
- 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 2:47 PM in Kaunas and 1:47 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 25m to drive from Kaunas to Basel.
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