There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Basel by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Basel (BSL)plane PMI - BSL
4h 15mCHF 48–229Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane BCN - BSL
4h 38mCHF 40–229Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain 9737
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
11h 3mCHF 155–286Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Mulhousebus FlixBus N1720 / ...
15h 59mCHF 70–116Drive 1,000.5 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Baselcar 1,000.5 km
9h 49mCHF 164–236Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 41mCHF 80–270Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PMI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 38mCHF 68–230Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Basel (BSL)plane MAD - BSL
5h 3mCHF 69–317Fly Málaga Airport to Basel
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Basel (BSL)plane AGP - BSL
5hCHF 64–226Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
12h 10mCHF 194–340Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
19h 53mCHF 118–240
Spain to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Basel. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Basel, Brausebad via Mulhouse and Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Basel. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 3m.
The distance between Spain and Basel is 990 km. The road distance is 1000.5 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Basel without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 3m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Spain to Basel, including transfers.
Spain to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs SFr 150 - SFr 290 and takes 11h 3m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 15h 59m.
What companies run services between Spain and Basel, Switzerland?
Condor Flugdienst, easyJet, and Eurowings fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Basel Sbb via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Mulhouse Ville in around 11h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–230
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–550
Flights from Málaga Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–440
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–440
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–270
- 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 30–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mulhouse station.
Spain to Basel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Basel is 1000 km. It takes approximately 9h 49m to drive from Spain to Basel.
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