There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Basel by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Basel (BSL)plane SDR - BSL
4h 48mCHF 67–183Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irunbus
- 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 1mCHF 105–310Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bernbus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
22h 10mCHF 77–164Drive 1,249.1 km
- Drive from Santander to Baselcar 1,249.1 km
12h 59mCHF 194–280Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SDR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 8mCHF 98–243Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain 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
19h 24mCHF 176–424
Santander to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Basel is to bus and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Basel. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Basel Sbb via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 24m.
The distance between Santander and Basel is 1004 km. The road distance is 1249.1 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 14h 1m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Santander to Basel, including transfers.
Santander to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 430 and takes 19h 24m.
Santander to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Basel is 1249 km. It takes approximately 12h 59m to drive from Santander to Basel.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and easyJet fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Basel Sbb via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Mulhouse Ville in around 19h 24m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- 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 40–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- 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 Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- 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 70–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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