There are 8 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Basel by plane, busferry, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL)plane BHD - BSL
6h 8mCHF 95–216Fly Belfast International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Basel (BSL)plane BFS - BSL
7h 3mCHF 53–207Bus 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 7mTrain, 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 41mCHF 219–485Bus and ferry, bus via Brussels
- 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 Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
35h 47mFly 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 133–327Train 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
7h 1mCHF 61–202Bus 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 Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus
37h 23m
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 60 - SFr 210 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Basel. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse via Buchanan Bus Station, Sheffield and Brussels-North Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 47m.
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 8m to get from Northern Ireland to Basel, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Basel bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre 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 11:19 PM in Northern Ireland and 12:19 AM in Basel.
There are 1296+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
KLM, British Airways, and easyJet fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- 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 90–160
- 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 70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 100–180
- 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 90–150
- 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 18–50
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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 11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 11–16
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.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 28–85
- 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
- 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 Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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 35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- 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 65–180
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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