There are 9 ways to get from Portugal 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Basel (BSL)plane OPO - BSL
5h 10mCHF 50–176Bus, train via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Lisbon Sete Rios to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
23h 1mCHF 230–460Train
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
25h 37mCHF 280–524Drive 1,968.4 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Baselcar 1,968.4 km
19h 38mCHF 313–451Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL)plane LIS - BSL
5h 17mCHF 66–214Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport 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 30mCHF 78–227Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LIS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 42mCHF 89–295Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bernbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic61 / ...
33h 41mCHF 154–332Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Bernbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic61 / ...
33h 44mCHF 154–327
Portugal to Basel by subway, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 180 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct train from Portugal to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia and arriving at Basel Sbb via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 37m.
The distance between Portugal and Basel is 1484 km. The road distance is 1968.4 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 23h 1m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 460.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Portugal to Basel, including transfers.
Portugal to Basel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 280 - SFr 550 and takes 25h 37m.
Portugal to Basel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Basel is 1968 km. It takes approximately 19h 38m to drive from Portugal to Basel.
What companies run services between Portugal and Basel, Switzerland?
easyJet flies from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Basel Sbb via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Mulhouse Ville in around 25h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–100
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- 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
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–20
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- 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 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon Sete Rios to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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