There are 7 ways to get from Porto to Basel by plane, bus, train, 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 Basel
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Basel (BSL)plane OPO - BSL
5h 11mCHF 60–246Bus, train via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
23h 3mCHF 247–493Train
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Vigo Guixartrain Ic
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
28h 47mCHF 320–536Drive 1,782.9 km
- Drive from Porto to Baselcar 1,782.9 km
18h 15mCHF 285–412Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OPO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 29mCHF 94–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Porto Sao Bento to Penafieltrain 869 / ...
- Take the bus from Penafiel to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Basel SBBbus
32h 34mCHF 130–233Bus, train
- Take the bus from Porto - TIC Campanhã to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
33h 10mCHF 185–344
Porto to Basel by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 250 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 250.
The distance between Porto and Basel is 1484 km. The road distance is 1782.9 km.
The best way to get from Porto to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 23h 3m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Porto to Basel, including transfers.
The best way to get from Porto to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 320 - SFr 550 and takes 28h 47m.
Basel is 1h ahead of Porto. It is currently 1:47 AM in Porto and 2:47 AM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Porto to Basel is 1783 km. It takes approximately 18h 15m to drive from Porto to Basel.
There are 1058+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Porto Campanha to Basel Sbb via Vigo Guixar, Avda. de García Barbón 127, Avda. de García Barbón 43, Vigo Urzaiz, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 28h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- 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 20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Porto Campanha to Vigo Guixar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Porto Sao Bento to Penafiel
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–8
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Penafiel to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto - TIC Campanhã to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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