There are 9 ways to get from Lier to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or 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
best- Take the train from Lierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
7h 32mCHF 113–256Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Basel SBBbus N846
10h 49mCHF 46–66Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
10h 6mDrive 566.4 km
- Drive from Lier to Baselcar 566.4 km
5h 50mCHF 92–133Fly Brussels Airport to Basel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane BRU - BSL
6h 14mCHF 90–239Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 43mCHF 105–253Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
5h 14mCHF 92–322Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 48mCHF 142–406Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
6h 26mCHF 162–392
Lier to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lier to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Lier to Basel is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Lier to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lier Markt and arriving at Basel SBB via Berchem Station perron 21 and Antwerp Rooseveltplaats. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Lier to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lierre and arriving at Basel Sbb via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 32m.
The distance between Lier and Basel is 910 km. The road distance is 566.4 km.
The best way to get from Lier to Basel without a car is to train which takes 7h 32m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Lier to Basel, including transfers.
Lier to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Lier to Basel train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Lierre station.
The best way to get from Lier to Basel is to train which takes 7h 32m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs and takes 10h 6m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 240 and takes 6h 14m.
What companies run services between Lier, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Lierre to Basel Sbb via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Strasbourg in around 7h 32m. Alternatively, Pistoia viaggi operates a bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse once a week, and the journey takes 8h 29m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–8
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–13
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lier to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Lier to Basel train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lier to Basel is 566 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Lier to Basel.
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