There are 10 ways to get from Lisbon to Basel by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, TGV), 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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 28mCHF 98–322Fly to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL)plane LIS - BSL
5hCHF 70–241Bus, train via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
23h 33mTrain
- 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 306–558Drive 1,967.6 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Baselcar 1,967.6 km
19h 36mCHF 310–448Fly 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 41mCHF 122–437Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LIS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
8h 33mCHF 118–368Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N122 / ...
31h 30mCHF 141–271Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
34h 14mCHF 218–521Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Annemassebus
- Take the train from Annemasse to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
36h 13mCHF 208–457
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 65 - SFr 250 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which takes 5h and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Basel SBB via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 30m.
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 1825 km. The road distance is 1967.6 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 23h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Lisbon to Basel, including transfers.
Lisbon to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente 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 train which takes 25h 29m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 250 and takes 5h, you could also bus, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 280 and takes 31h 30m.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Basel, Switzerland?
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. Alternatively, easyJet flies from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL) twice a week.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–250
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
- 46 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
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Annemasse to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- 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 21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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/
- 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 45–80
- 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 100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–300
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Lisbon to Basel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 2:51 AM in Lisbon and 3:51 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 36m to drive from Lisbon to Basel.
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