There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Basel by plane, train, bus, 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 Santander Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SDR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 12mCHF 127–322Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Basel (BSL)plane BIO - BSL
6h 29mCHF 77–219Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
14h 18mCHF 236–391Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N199
22h 35mCHF 125–188Drive 1,248.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Baselcar 1,248.4 km
12h 59mCHF 209–301Fly Santander Airport to Basel
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Basel (BSL)plane SDR - BSL
4h 24mCHF 93–250Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 3mCHF 109–273Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
14h 18mCHF 237–371Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
24h 44mCHF 105–182
Santander to Basel by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Basel is to bus and fly which costs SFr 75 - SFr 220 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Basel. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Basel SBB via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 35m.
The distance between Santander and Basel is 1161 km. The road distance is 1248.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 14h 18m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Santander to Basel, including transfers.
Santander to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Basel is to bus via Paris which takes 22h 35m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 250 and takes 4h 24m.
Santander to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Basel is 1248 km. It takes approximately 12h 59m to drive from Santander to Basel.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Basel SBB via Paris in around 22h 35m. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–280
- 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 Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–25
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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