There are 11 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Basel by plane, busferry, train, bus, ferry, car, or car 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 44mCHF 106–257Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
6h 49mCHF 87–240Bus 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
20h 37mBus and ferry, train, bus
- 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 bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
27h 41mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic
- 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 12mCHF 288–961Fly Belfast International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Basel (BSL)plane BFS - BSL
6h 34mCHF 113–207Fly 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 37mCHF 145–383Fly 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 127–293Train 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 7mCHF 116–316Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Baselcar
31h 1mCHF 307–1,090Bus 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 6m
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 85 - SFr 240 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Basel is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 210.
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, Bahnhof via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 6m.
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 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 44m 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 6:30 AM in Northern Ireland and 7:30 AM in Basel.
There are 1339+ 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 Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Zurich Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- 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 40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 14–21
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 11–17
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 11–17
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Translink
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–850
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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