There are 8 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 29mCHF 88–287Fly to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL)plane LIS - BSL
5h 4mCHF 65–211Bus, 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 304–548Drive 1,968.4 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Baselcar 1,968.4 km
19h 38mCHF 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 38mCHF 111–397Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bernbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic61 / ...
32h 5mCHF 172–335Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
34h 44mCHF 224–511
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 220 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs SFr 65 - 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 1825 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 Bordeaux which takes 23h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 29m 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 train which takes 25h 29m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 220 and takes 5h 4m.
Basel is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 5:46 AM in Lisbon and 6:46 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?
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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
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 60–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- 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 75–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- 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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- 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 180–300
- 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 130–210
- 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 19–50
- 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
- +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
- +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 140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–310
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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