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)LIS - BSL
5h 1mCHF 64–240Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Take the train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse VilleTgv
22h 3mCHF 169–613Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to BernBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
32h 19mCHF 97–195Drive 1,968.4 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Basel1,968.4 km
19h 33mCHF 315–455Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LIS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 35mCHF 84–264Train
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to EntroncamentoRe / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to BadajozRe
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse VilleTgv
25h 4mCHF 195–476Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon to FribourgFlixBus N1156
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
36h 42mCHF 75–199
Lisbon to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 240 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 240.
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 4m.
The distance between Lisbon and Basel is 1673 km. The road distance is 1968.4 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Barcelona which takes 22h 3m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 5h 1m 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 1m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 190 - SFr 480 and takes 25h 4m.
Basel is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 10:16 PM in Lisbon and 11:16 PM 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 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–13
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Fribourg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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