There are 9 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Basel by plane, busferry, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL)plane BHD - BSL
6h 13mCHF 95–216Fly Belfast International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Basel (BSL)plane BFS - BSL
7h 3mCHF 53–187Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
20h 41mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
30h 44mCHF 239–815Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FRbus
32h 56mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 43mCHF 153–322Fly Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BFS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 58mCHF 131–253Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 12mCHF 104–286Bus and ferry, bus via Ghent
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
35h 45m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 190 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Basel. However, there are services departing from Victoria Square Victoria Street and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 56m.
The distance between Northern Ireland and Basel is 1226 km.
The best way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 20h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Northern Ireland to Basel, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Basel bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Northern Ireland to Basel bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Northern Ireland. It is currently 5:48 AM in Northern Ireland and 6:48 AM in Basel.
There are 546+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet and Aer Lingus fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 14–21
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 11–17
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–32
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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