There are 11 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Basel by plane, busferry, train, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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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 14mCHF 115–296Fly Belfast International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Basel (BSL)plane BFS - BSL
6h 34mCHF 58–207Bus 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 Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
21h 7mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Baselcar
31h 1mCHF 267–939Bus 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 to Baselbus
31h 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 42mCHF 154–387Fly 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 57mCHF 142–348Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
6h 50mCHF 76–220Train 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 9mCHF 110–301Train, 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
31h 6mCHF 249–855Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Baselbus
33hCHF 103–213
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 220 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300.
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 via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 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 21h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 14m 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 2:00 PM in Northern Ireland and 3:00 PM in Basel.
There are 1326+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet, British Airways, and KLM fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- 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 95–370
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–410
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–410
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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 20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
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
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–700
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–550
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- CHF 39
- Car Passenger
- CHF 148
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