There are 7 ways to get from Lisbon to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL)plane LIS - BSL
5h 4mCHF 65–211Train
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
25h 29mCHF 284–523Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bernbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic61 / ...
32h 5mCHF 159–328Drive 1,968.4 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Baselcar 1,968.4 km
19h 38mCHF 313–452Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 29mCHF 88–292Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LIS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
8h 38mCHF 112–417Bus, train via Zurich
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
33h 43mCHF 156–316
Lisbon to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 220 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct train from Lisbon to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lisboa Oriente and arriving at Basel Sbb via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 29m.
The distance between Lisbon and Basel is 1674 km. The road distance is 1968.4 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basel without a car is to train which takes 25h 29m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Lisbon to Basel, including transfers.
Lisbon to Basel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Lisboa Oriente station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 280 - SFr 550 and takes 25h 29m.
Basel is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 11:14 PM in Lisbon and 12:14 AM in Basel.
Lisbon to Basel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lisboa Oriente to Basel Sbb via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Mulhouse Ville in around 25h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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