There are 7 ways to get from Lisbon to Basel by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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
5hCHF 75–261Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Caceresbus
- Take the train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
21h 46mCHF 266–495Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bernbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic61 / ...
31h 55mCHF 187–355Drive 1,967.9 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Baselcar 1,967.9 km
19h 38mCHF 322–464Fly 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 28mCHF 99–342Train
- 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 36mCHF 326–548Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
38h 53mCHF 197–362
Lisbon to Basel by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 270 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which takes 5h and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Sete Rios and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via Metz - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Lisbon to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lisboa Oriente and arriving at Basel St. Johann via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 36m.
The distance between Lisbon and Basel is 1674 km. The road distance is 1967.9 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Barcelona which takes 21h 46m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Lisbon to Basel, including transfers.
Lisbon to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Sete Rios station.
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 and costs SFr 75 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 320 - SFr 550 and takes 25h 36m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 190 - SFr 370 and takes 38h 53m.
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 St. Johann via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Mulhouse Ville in around 25h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- 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 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–19
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–310
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lisbon to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Metz - Bus Station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 11:16 PM in Lisbon and 12:16 AM in Basel.
Lisbon to Basel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Basel is 1968 km. It takes approximately 19h 38m to drive from Lisbon to Basel.
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