There are 6 ways to get from Schengen to Basel by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train (TGV)
best- Take the train from Thionville to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
4h 35mCHF 59–122Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FRbus FlixBus N831
6h 55mCHF 24–44Drive 290.5 km
- Drive from Schengen to Baselcar 290.5 km
3h 6mCHF 47–68Line 402 bus, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Schengen, Ennen am Doref to Luxembourg, Gare Rocadebus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
4h 49mCHF 111–340Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Merzig to Neustadt, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
7h 21mCHF 55–125Fly to Basel
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Basel (BSL)plane LUX - BSL
6h 25mCHF 58–194
Schengen to Basel by bus and train (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Schengen to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 24 - SFr 45 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Schengen to Basel is to drive which takes 3h 6m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 70.
No, there is no direct bus from Schengen to Basel. However, there are services departing from Schengen, Ennen am Doref and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Schengen and Basel is 339 km. The road distance is 290.5 km.
The best way to get from Schengen to Basel without a car is to train which takes 4h 35m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Schengen to Basel, including transfers.
Schengen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
The best way to get from Schengen to Basel is to train which takes 4h 35m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 24 - SFr 45 and takes 6h 55m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 200 and takes 6h 25m.
Schengen to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel Euroairport FR station.
Yes, the driving distance between Schengen to Basel is 290 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Schengen to Basel.
What companies run services between Schengen, Luxembourg and Basel, Switzerland?
TGV inOui operates a train from Thionville to Mulhouse Ville once daily. Tickets cost CHF 50–80 and the journey takes 2h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 21–40 and the journey takes 4h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Thionville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Merzig to Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel Euroairport FR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Schengen, Ennen am Doref to Luxembourg, Gare Rocade
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
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