There are 11 ways to get from Lienz to Basel by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
8h 44mCHF 110–177Bus, train via Mels
cheapest- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hbf to Sarganstrain
- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
9h 20mCHF 69–178Bus
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Chirurgiebus 960X
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Basel SBBbus FlixBus 488
9h 20mCHF 78–113Drive 513.1 km
- Drive from Lienz to Baselcar 513.1 km
6h 43mCHF 91–131Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
8h 32mCHF 170–431Bus, train via Kitzbühel
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Kitzbühel Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
9h 1mCHF 74–139Train
- Take the train from Lienz to Fortezzatrain 400
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
10h 38mCHF 89–166Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain
- Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
8h 45mCHF 88–268Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 8mCHF 223–469Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 46mCHF 167–390Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain
- Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 58mCHF 135–327
Lienz to Basel by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 120 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Basel is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Lienz to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lienz Bahnhof and arriving at Basel SBB via Innsbruck Chirurgie and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lienz and arriving at Basel SBB via Fortezza/Franzensfes, Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Lienz and Basel is 543 km. The road distance is 513.1 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 44m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Lienz to Basel, including transfers.
Lienz to Basel bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, depart from Lienz Bahnhof station.
Lienz to Basel train services, operated by Sudtirol Alto Adige, depart from Lienz station.
The best way to get from Lienz to Basel is to bus which takes 9h 20m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 170 and takes 10h 38m.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Basel SBB via Innsbruck Chirurgie, Innsbruck Schidlachstraße, and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lienz to Basel SBB via Fortezza, Fortezza/Franzensfes, Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–490
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–420
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 35–60
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- CHF 14–22
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 40–60
Train from Woergl Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 45–70
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 35–60
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbf
- *
- CHF 23–35
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- CHF 14–22
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 66
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 68
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Woergl Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 79
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 66
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 68
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- 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 27–45
- 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 27–45
- 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 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Innsbruck Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Lienz to Fortezza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 35–50
Train from Lienz to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 15–21
Train from Lienz to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 15–21
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Chirurgie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Candido to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Candido to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Kitzbühel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 140
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Booking & Getting There
Lienz to Basel bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, arrive at Innsbruck Chirurgie station.
Lienz to Basel train services, operated by Sudtirol Alto Adige, arrive at Fortezza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lienz to Basel is 513 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Lienz to Basel.
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