There are 7 ways to get from Sintra to Basel by train, plane, bus, or car
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Line 18400 train, fly to Basel
best- Take the train from Sintra to Lisboa Oriente
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Basel (BSL)LIS - BSL
5h 52mCHF 65–245Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon Sete Rios to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel SbbTgv
23h 25mCHF 115–416Bus, train via Madrid
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Take the train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse VilleTgv
24h 26mCHF 190–434Drive 1,987.7 km
- Drive from Sintra to Basel1,987.7 km
19h 41mCHF 319–460Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LIS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 26mCHF 80–279Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to BernBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
34h 5mCHF 102–232Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Geneva - Bus station
- Take the train from Genève to LausanneIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Biel/BienneIc5 / ...
- Take the train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBB
36h 17mCHF 126–304
Sintra to Basel by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sintra to Basel is to line 18400 train and fly which costs SFr 65 - SFr 250 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sintra to Basel is to line 18400 train and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
The distance between Sintra and Basel is 1706 km. The road distance is 1987.7 km.
The best way to get from Sintra to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 25m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Sintra to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h ahead of Sintra. It is currently 11:45 AM in Sintra and 12:45 PM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Sintra to Basel is 1988 km. It takes approximately 19h 41m to drive from Sintra to Basel.
There are 1277+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Sintra, Portugal and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Sintra to Basel. However, you can take the line 18400 train to Lisboa Oriente, walk to Oriente, take the subway to Aeroporto, walk to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, then take the line 50 bus to Basel, Kannenfeldplatz. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sintra to Basel Sbb via Sete Rios, Lisbon Sete Rios, Bordeaux, Bordeaux St Jean, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 23h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Sintra to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–15
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- CHF 2–3
- Regional - Single Ticket
- CHF 3–5
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- CHF 7–8
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- CHF 10–15
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- 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 35–150
- 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 65–190
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- 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 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- 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 40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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